El Condor Pasa If I Could

Written by: Daniel A Robles/Jorge Milchberg
Paul Simon as guest star in "Sesame Street" (1977)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The basic patterns for this beautiful version. There are some subtle
variations here and there (especially in the second verse). Use this
tab to develop your own version. Enjoy!

| +   harmonic
[Intro] (freely)
  Em                                Bm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  Em                                Bm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +

  Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse

  Em               G           D    G          C G/B G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse

  Em          B    Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Chorus

  C                                 G          C G/B G        G Am7 G/B
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Chorus

  C                                 G          C G/B G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Chorus

  Em          B    Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Outro

  Em          B    Em          B    Em          B
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Outro

[Coda] (freely)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Outro

[Intro] (freely)
| Em | % | Bm | Em | Em |
| Em | % | Bm | Em | Em |
6/8       4/4
| Em | % | Em |

Verse

    Em                         G
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
D     G      C G/B G        B      Em      B   Em
Yes I would, if I  could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm
    Em                        G
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
D     G           C G/B G        B      Em      B   Em
Yes I would, if I only  could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm

Chorus

 C  C/G   C      C/G   C   C/G  C
Away, I'd rather sail away
C    G/B G   G/D  G       C    G/B G   G/D  G  G Am7 G/B
Like a   swan      that's here and gone
  C  C/G   C       C/G    C    C/G  C
A man gets tied up to the ground
   C     G/B G    G/D  G     C  G/B  G    G/D  G
He gives the world       its saddest sound
    /G /F#  Em      B   Em
Its saddest sound - Hm, hm

Verse 2

    Em                        G
I'd rather be a forest than a street
D     G      C G/B G        B      Em      B
Yes I would, if I  could, I surely would
    Em                               G
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
D     G           C G/B G        B      Em      B   Em
Yes I would, if I only  could, I surely would - Hm, hm, hm, hm

Chorus

 C  C/G   C      C/G   C   C/G  C
Away, I'd rather sail away
C    G/B G   G/D  G       C    G/B G   G/D  G  G Am7 G/B
Like a   swan      that's here and gone
  C  C/G   C       C/G    C    C/G  C
A man gets tied up to the ground
   C     G/B G    G/D  G     C  G/B  G    G/D  G
He gives the world       its saddest sound
    /G /F#  Em      B   Em
Its saddest sound - Hm, hm

Outro

B   Em
Hm, hm
B   Em
Hm, hm