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 HOMEWARD BOUND

 

Paul Simon

 

I'm [G]sitting in a railway station,

Got a [Bm] ticket for my [F] destination. [E][E7]

[Am] On a tour of one night stands,

My [F] suitcase and guitar in hand,

And [G] every stop is neatly planned

For a poet and a one man band.

 

[G] Homeward [C] bound,

I wish I was [G] homeward [C] bound,

[G] Home, where my [C] thoughts are 'scaping,

[G] Home, where my [C] music's playing,

[G] Home, where my [Am] love lies waiting

[Am7] Silently for [D] me.

 

[G] Everyday's an endless stream

Of [Bm] cigarettes and [F] magazines. [E][E7]

And [Am] each town looks the same to me,

The [F] movies and the factories,

And [G] every stranger's face I see

Reminds me that I long to be...

 

[G] Homeward [C] bound,

I wish I was [G] homeward [C] bound,

[G] Home, where my [C] thoughts are 'scaping,

[G] Home, where my [C] music's playing,

[G] Home, where my [Am] love lies waiting

[Am7] Silently for [D] me.

 

 [G] Tonight I'll sing my songs again,

I'll [Bm] play the game [F] and pretend, [E][E7]

But [Am] all my words come back to me

In [F] shades of mediocrity,

Like [G] emptiness in harmony,

I need someone to comfort me.

 

[G] Homeward [C] bound,

I wish I was [G] homeward [C] bound,

[G] Home, where my [C] thoughts are 'scaping,

[G] Home, where my [C] music's playing,

[G] Home, where my [Am] love lies waiting

[Am7] Silently for [D] me.