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El Condor Pasa

English Words by Paul Simon, 1970

Music by Jorge Milchberg and Daniel Robles - Copyright 1933 - Composed in 1913 by Alomía Robles

Verse:
Em	-	G	-
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Em	-	-	-
-	-	G	-
-	-	-	-
Em	-	-	-
Chorus:
C	-	-	-
G	-	-	-
C	-	-	-
G	-	-	-
Em	-	-	-      (repeat all)

8-beat intro. with one lead-in note.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

 

First Verse:

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail.  

Yes,  I would.  If I could,  I surely would.

Hmm.

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.

Yes,  I would.  If I could,  I surely would.  

Hmm.

 

Second Verse:

I'd rather be a forest than a street.

Yes,  I would.  If I could,  I surely would.

Hmm.

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet.

Yes,  I would.  If I could,  I surely would.  

Hmm.

 

Chorus:
Away,  I'd rather sail away,

Like a swan that's here and gone.

A man gets tied up to the ground.

He gives the world its saddest sound,

Its saddest sound.  Its saddest sound.

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Performer Links:

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Watch the WineLand Banjo Band perform "El Condor Pasa" (youtube)

Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

This Chord Chart may not appear correctly with some browsers.  It should be viewed with a full size window.

The chord names should appear in single rows.   Let me know of any problems.

 

email: jbott@ix.netcom.com