El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
Daniel Alomia Robles (melody) Paul Simon (english words)
4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
I'd | rather be a | sparrow than a | [G] snail... |
| [G]... Yes I | [G] would... | ...if I | could... | I surely |
| [Em] would... | ... Mmm- | mm mm mmm | [Em]
Chorus
A- | [C] way, I'd | rather sail a- | way | [C]
Like a | [G] swan... | that's here and | gone | [G]
A | [C] man... gets | tied up to the | ground... |
| [C] He gives the | [G] world... | it's saddest | sound |
| [G] It's saddest | [Em] sound... | ... Mmm- | mm mm mmm |
| [Em]... Mmm- | mm mm mmm | [Em]
I'd | [Em] rather be a | hammer than a | [G] nail... |
| [G]... Yes I | [G] would... | if I only | could... | I surely |
| [Em] would... Mmm- | mm mm mmm | [Em]
Chorus
A- | [C] way, I'd | rather sail a- | way | [C]
Like a | [G] swan... | that's here and | gone | [G]
A | [C] man... gets | tied up to the | ground... |
| [C] He gives the | [G] world... | it's saddest | sound |
| [G] It's saddest | [Em] sound... | ... Mmm- | mm mm mmm |
| [Em]... Mmm- | mm mm mmm | [Em]
I'd | [Em] rather be a | forest than a | [G] street... |
| [G]... Yes I | [G] would... | ... if I | could... | I surely |
| [Em] would... | [Em]
Chorus
A- | [C] way, I'd | rather sail a- | way | [C]
Like a | [G] swan... | that's here and | gone | [G]
A | [C] man... gets | tied up to the | ground... |
| [C] He gives the | [G] world... | it's saddest | sound |
| [G] It's saddest | [Em] sound... | ... Mmm- | mm mm mmm |
| [Em]... Mmm- | mm mm mmm | [Em]
I'd | [Em] rather feel the | earth beneath my | [G] feet... |
| [G]... Yes I | [G] would... | if I only | could... | I surely |
| [Em] would... | [Em]
Chorus
A- | [C] way, I'd | rather sail a- | way | [C]
Like a | [G] swan... | that's here and | gone | [G]
A | [C] man... gets | tied up to the | ground... |
| [C] He gives the | [G] world... | it's saddest | sound |
| [G] It's saddest | [Em] sound... | ... Mmm- | mm mm mmm |
| [Em]... Mmm- | mm mm mmm | [Em]
#Play along with Paul Simon's version in this key.
#Last Updated 3/23/19 JJ
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Daniel Alomia Robles (melody) Paul Simon (english words)
4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
I'd | rather be a | sparrow than a | [G] snail... |
| [G]... Yes I | [G] would... | ...if I | could... | I surely |
| [Em] would... | ... Mmm- | mm mm mmm | [Em]
Chorus
A- | [C] way, I'd | rather sail a- | way | [C]
Like a | [G] swan... | that's here and | gone | [G]
A | [C] man... gets | tied up to the | ground... |
| [C] He gives the | [G] world... | it's saddest | sound |
| [G] It's saddest | [Em] sound... | ... Mmm- | mm mm mmm |
| [Em]... Mmm- | mm mm mmm | [Em]
I'd | [Em] rather be a | hammer than a | [G] nail... |
| [G]... Yes I | [G] would... | if I only | could... | I surely |
| [Em] would... Mmm- | mm mm mmm | [Em]
Chorus
A- | [C] way, I'd | rather sail a- | way | [C]
Like a | [G] swan... | that's here and | gone | [G]
A | [C] man... gets | tied up to the | ground... |
| [C] He gives the | [G] world... | it's saddest | sound |
| [G] It's saddest | [Em] sound... | ... Mmm- | mm mm mmm |
| [Em]... Mmm- | mm mm mmm | [Em]
I'd | [Em] rather be a | forest than a | [G] street... |
| [G]... Yes I | [G] would... | ... if I | could... | I surely |
| [Em] would... | [Em]
Chorus
A- | [C] way, I'd | rather sail a- | way | [C]
Like a | [G] swan... | that's here and | gone | [G]
A | [C] man... gets | tied up to the | ground... |
| [C] He gives the | [G] world... | it's saddest | sound |
| [G] It's saddest | [Em] sound... | ... Mmm- | mm mm mmm |
| [Em]... Mmm- | mm mm mmm | [Em]
I'd | [Em] rather feel the | earth beneath my | [G] feet... |
| [G]... Yes I | [G] would... | if I only | could... | I surely |
| [Em] would... | [Em]
Chorus
A- | [C] way, I'd | rather sail a- | way | [C]
Like a | [G] swan... | that's here and | gone | [G]
A | [C] man... gets | tied up to the | ground... |
| [C] He gives the | [G] world... | it's saddest | sound |
| [G] It's saddest | [Em] sound... | ... Mmm- | mm mm mmm |
| [Em]... Mmm- | mm mm mmm | [Em]
#Play along with Paul Simon's version in this key.
#Last Updated 3/23/19 JJ
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