Homeward Bound chords
Simon & Garfunkel
- Homeward Bound was written by Paul Simon. The single was recorded Dec 10, 1965 and released Jan 19, 1966 from the album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme in the US and Sounds of Silence in the UK.
- Music: Bb Major in 4/4 time - moderately fast
- Chords: Bb, Dm (F/A), Fm6 (Fm/Ab), Eb, Cm, F7, G7, Ab
- Easier: When playing live, Paul Simon uses a Capo on the 3rd fret and plays in G Major.
- Chords in G major: G, Bm, Dm6, C, Am, D7, E7, F
- Alternative Chords: D/F# can be played instead of Bm & Dm/F can be played instead of Dm6... all charts below including the Guitar Tab for the Intro.
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note




















Homeward Bound chords & lyrics
Capo on 3 if playing with the video
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
G F/C F G
Intro Timing: 4/4 | 1& 2& 3& 4& | 1& 2& 3 & 4& |
(I'm)
G
1. I'm sit-tin' in the rail-way station,
Bm Dm6 E7
Got a tick-et to my des-ti-na-tion Mm-mm-mm...
Am F
On a tour of one-night stands my suit-case and gui-tar in hand.
G D7
And ev-'ry stop is neat-ly planned for a po-et and a one-man band.
G C G C
Home-ward bound I wish I was Home-ward bound
G Am G F C
Home where my thought's es-cap-ing,
G Am G F C
Home where my mu - sic's play-ing,
G Am G F C D7 G
Home where my love lies wait-ing Si-lent-ly for me.
G
2. Ev-'ry day's an end-less stream
Bm Dm6 E7
Of cig-a-rettes and mag-a-zi-i-ines Mm-mm-mm...
Am F
And each town looks the same to me, the mov-ies and the fac-tor-ies
G D7
And ev-'ry strang-er's face I see re-minds me that I long to be,
G C G C
Home-ward bound I wish I was Home-ward bound
G Am G F C
Home where my thought's es-cap-ing,
G Am G F C
Home where my mu - sic's play-ing,
G Am G F C D7 G
Home where my love lies wait-ing Si-lent-ly for me.
G
3. To-night I'll sing my songs a-gain,
Bm Dm6 E7
I'll play the game and pre-te-e-end Mm-mm-mm...
Am F
But all my words come back to me in shades of me-di-oc-ri-ty
G D7
Like emp-ti-ness in har-mon-y I need some-one to com-fort me.
G C G C
Home-ward bound I wish I was Home-ward bound
G Am G F C
Home where my thought's es-cap-ing,
G Am G F C
Home where my mu - sic's play-ing,
G Am G F C D7 G
Home where my love lies wait-ing Si-lent-ly for me.
D7 G G C G
Si-lent-ly for me...| - | |
Guitar Tab Intro
Please Note:- Symbols in brackets represent chord names with respect to a guitar with a capo on the 3rd fret.
- Symbols above brackets represent the actual chords without a capo.

Songs by Simon and Garfunkel on this site:
- Homeward Bound
- Mrs Robinson
- The Sound Of Silence