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EL CONDOR PASA (IF I COULD)
written by Robles/Milchberg/Simon
performed by Simon and Garfunkel
tab transcribed by Collins Crapo
G
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Em
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
Hmm-mmmmm
Verse 2:
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
Hmm-mmmmm
Bridge:
C
Away, I'd rather sail away
G
Like a swan that's here and gone
C
A man gets tied up to the ground
G
He gives the world it's saddest sound
Em
It's saddest sound, hmm-mmmmm
Verse 3:
I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
Verse 4:
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
(repeat bridge as instrumental, fade out)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Pablo Rhythm Player |
#1 by Pablo Muņiz at May 27, 1970 at 5:48 PM EST |
| i understaind that he'd rather be a forrest than a street (it sounds kinda ethnic, like mexican maybe, and eho wouldnt pick the forrest =o) ?) , but rather being a hammer than a nail? what an option??? | |
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brad Rhythm Player |
#2 by brad music at Oct 23, 1971 at 10:28 PM EST |
| The song is about he would rather be the hunter then the hunted.....like he would rather be the one doing the harm then being harmed. | |
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brian Average |
#3 by brian haun at Dec 12, 1971 at 9:35 AM EST |
| also, on the simon and garfunkel greatest hits cd (which is live), instead of "A man grows older every day It gives the world Its saddest sound, Its saddest sound. " the lyrics are "a man gets tied up to the ground he gives the world Its saddest sound, Its saddest sound." | |
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i wud give da w Wanna Be |
#4 by i wud give da world 2 frankie if it was mine! at Apr 29, 1982 at 7:09 PM EST |
| Tyler250 said it best off the bat. It's the desire to be free rather than be pinned down, not growing. "I'd rather sail away, Like a swan that's here and gone..." says it all. Anyone know why he titled it "El Condor Pasa" rather than simply If I Could? | |
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chris Average |
#5 by chris ovari at Jan 19, 1989 at 6:14 AM EST |
| the line i'd rather be a hammer than a nail is a metiphor for human beings the hammer represents the authotity such as the goverment the president etc... the nails represent us the people and the authority decides what we do what laws we have to obey etc... just as the hammer decides where the nails go and drives them at its will and the nails have no say or choice in this | |
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Shotgun Average |
#6 by Shotgun Joe at Oct 9, 1989 at 5:45 AM EST |
| He is trying to be the bigger of the two things. Either bigger, more free, more powerful. Great song. | |
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Murders in the Average |
#7 by Murders in the Rue Morgue at Jan 5, 1990 at 9:36 PM EST |
| The tune was stolen/borrowed from a completely unrelated song called "El Condor Pasa" | |
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Gary Wanna Be |
#8 by Gary Rossington at Nov 25, 1993 at 12:47 PM EST |
| i think it's because a hammer can be moved around and stuff but a nail just gets pounded into something and left there... i wondered about that lyric too and thats what i came up with | |
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Doolittle Lead Player |
#9 by Doolittle at Mar 12, 1996 at 6:28 AM EST |
| If you had to choose, who would honestly go for the nail option anyway??! Hmm, wallop, or be walloped, what a choice..................... | |
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julian Average |
#10 by julian at Jun 11, 1999 at 2:00 AM EST |
| I think that this song is an attempt to portray the human desire for a stronger love. He wants to be more liberated, and seeks to be the strongest he can possibly be. | |
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Drennan Professional Badass |
#11 by Drennan Bragg at Aug 29, 1999 at 10:09 AM EST |
| this song is very special to me - it was read at my grandads funeral - he hated popular culture and pop music, so as a peice of poetry for him to like it it must be fuckin good | |
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Abe Lead Player |
#12 by Abe Watson at Jun 11, 2001 at 7:58 PM EST |
| I want to always be learning and growing. I want to hold onto the idea of myth, change, and creativity...that is what this song is to me. | |
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