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Subject: music : homeward bound
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Title: HOMEWARD BOUND (Simon & Garfunkle)
Intro : G F C
G(D)
I'm sittin in a railway station
F#(D) F(D) E
Got a ticket for my destination
Am
On a tour of one night stands
F
My suitcase and guitar in hand
C
And every stop is neatly planned
D
For a poet and a one man band
G C G C
CHORUS: Homeward bound, I wish I was, Homeward bound
| G F C
| Home, where my thoughts escaping
| G F C
| Home, where my music's playing
| G F C
| Home, where my love lies waiting
| D G
| Silently for me
G(D)
Every day's an endless stream
F#(D) F(D) E
Of cigarettes and magazines
Am
And each town looks the same to me
F
The movies and the factories
G
And every stranger's face I see
D
Reminds me that I long to be
CHORUS
G(D)
Tonight I'll sing my songs again
F#(D) F(D) E
I'll play the game and pretend
Am
But all my words come back to me
F
In shades of mediocrity
G
Like emptyness in harmony
D
I need someone to comfort me.
CHORUS ...
F#(D) F(D) G F C G
Silently for me ...
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Avinash Average |
#1 by Avinash Dutta at Oct 1, 2007 at 10:19 PM EST |
| While Homeward Bound Does indeed seem one of homesickness, I think that S&G intend home in a broader sense. The home they long for is more of a respite from a rambling life, not simply a house. | |
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Carly Average |
#2 by Carly at Oct 2, 2007 at 4:51 AM EST |
| THANK YOU starangel. The percussion really ruins the studio version of this song. Far superior is the acoustic version to be found on "S&G's Greatest Hits" which also has a nicer musical arrangement at the end of verse 2. Worth getting hold of. | |
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UknownSoldier Lead Player |
#3 by UknownSoldier Nightmare at Oct 3, 2007 at 8:42 AM EST |
| I think that they wrote this song about their experiences while touring as musicians and just getting tired of living in a different place every night. It expresses their desire to back with their loved ones in a farmiliar setting. The song portrays a bit of homsesickness I think. | |
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tim Lead Player |
#4 by tim sears at Oct 7, 2007 at 4:35 AM EST |
| These lyrics are really beautiful. They are so easy to connect with and yet so complex in a way. It's a credit to Simon's songwriting that he can build a song so personal, but yet have it appeal to so many others. I agree with startingtoramble, I especially love But all my words come back to me In shades of mediocrity Like emptiness in harmony I especially love the 'emptiness in harmony' line, because you can just imagine emptiness, but echoed back in harmony. I take issue with the clumsy percussion, though. It's too blatant and lud for such a soft, gentle song and for me it even makes it hard to listne to. Do me a favour, put the disc on and listen to the drums. Maybe you like them, but the drive me crazy: the only bad thing in a lovely song. | |
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Kyle Average |
#5 by Kyle Bish at Oct 7, 2007 at 11:57 AM EST |
| Pail Somon wrote this while stiing on Widnes station in England returning home. Of course the song has dual 'home' Home to Brentwood (where he was living at the time, and incidentally, where Kathy, mentioned in his songs, lived) and also home to America. | |
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Andrea Average |
#6 by Andrea Lauria at Oct 7, 2007 at 7:52 PM EST |
| after wishing to get away for so long you finally realize all you want is to be back to a familiar place. | |
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Patrick Wanna Be |
#7 by Patrick Wade at Oct 8, 2007 at 12:33 AM EST |
| Ghad, that song is so much more meaningful than someone missing their warm beds and pets. To me it is about deep longing and desire for some kind of escape from the loneliness and solitude that all people feel at times. In times of strife or isolation we tend to hark back upon the past and yearn for a time when we were happy. However, that place can never come back in the form that it was once in, but we can’t help wanting it, however silly it may be to: Tonight I'll sing my songs again, I'll play the game and pretend. But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity Like emptiness in harmony I need someone to comfort me. To me that is the best part of the entire song. I think that wishing for something that is foolish to wish for and then looking back and feeling weak is an universal feeling. What a great song. | |
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BeN-bEn Lead Player |
#8 by BeN-bEn Lesniewski at Oct 9, 2007 at 1:53 AM EST |
| There is Phish song with part of this tune in it...but i don't rememeber which one it is and it's driving me up the wall. | |
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JustiN Professional |
#9 by JustiN at Oct 9, 2007 at 3:13 AM EST |
| My favorite version of this song was when Paul Simon performed an acoustic with George Harrison on Saturday Night Live. Their voices worked so well together, just like it was Art Garfunkel at Simon's side. Beautiful | |
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robert Professional |
#10 by robert cunningham at Oct 13, 2007 at 8:19 PM EST |
| Ghad, that song is so much more meaningful than someone missing their warm beds and pets. To me it is about deep longing and desire for some kind of escape from the loneliness and solitude that all people feel at times. In times of strife or isolation we tend to hark back upon the past and yearn for a time when we were happy. However, that place can never come back in the form that it was once in, but we can’t help wanting it, however silly it may be to: Tonight I'll sing my songs again, I'll play the game and pretend. But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity Like emptiness in harmony I need someone to comfort me. To me that is the best part of the entire song. I think that wishing for something that is foolish to wish for and then looking back and feeling weak is an universal feeling. What a great song. | |
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spence Average |
#11 by spence o'brien at Oct 16, 2007 at 11:28 PM EST |
| I take this song to be about making a living out of something you enjoy doing but after so long it all becomes tedious. The repetition of "home" acentuates that he feels so strongly of being in his place of comfort when he feels confused and tired. "Home where my thought's escaping" means that he doesn't dwell on his thoughts as he would when he is without his loved one, he just lets them get out. I love this song. It defines monotony and reminds me to do something with my day. Very talented musicians. They know how to write about more than love and death. | |
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Sam Average |
#12 by Sam Ordway at Oct 17, 2007 at 5:08 PM EST |
| ive heard this is about paul simon wanting to be back in america when he was at a train station in england touring ?? i love this song thou i love simon and garfunkels harmonys i think its a bout someone missing their 'home' (not necessarily a house) wherever that may be and that they just dont feel as comftable when there not there i love the line home, where my musics playing, home where my love lies waiting silently for me | |
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