Daniel Alomia Robles - El Condor Pasa (The Condor Flies By) Chord Chart
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2El Condor Pasa (The Condor Flies By)
by Daniel Alomia Robles (1913)
(based on traditional Andean folk song)
English words by Paul Simon
Intro riff and chords:
<-------------------------Em tremolo-----------------------------------------------|C tremolo |Em tremolo
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A—--------7---5--2--0-----0-2-------7---5-7-5-2--0----0--2------7---10-------7-------------------------------------
E---------------------------3--------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(-----------------tacet----------------) G
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I’d rath-er be a spar-row than a snail,
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| Em
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Yes I would,
if I could,
I sure-ly would.
Hm- hm,
|Em
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| G
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I’d rath-er be a ham-mer than a nail.
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|Em . . . | .
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Yes I would,
if I on-ly could,
I sure-ly would,
Hm-hm .
| C
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| G
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A- way, I’d rath-er sail a-way,
that’s here and gone.
Bridge:
like a swan,
|C .
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A man gets tied up to the ground.
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| G
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|Em
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it’s sad-dest sound,
it’s sad-dest sound.
He gives the world,
|Em
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| G
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I’d rath-er be a for-est than a street,
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| Em
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Yes, I would.
If I could,
I sure-ly would.
|Em
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| G
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I’d rath-er feel the earth be-neath my feet.
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| Em
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Yes I would,
if I on-ly could,
I sure-ly would,
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Instrumental ending chords and riff:
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| G . .
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A - 2-3-5---7-----5-7-5-7-5--7--------10-7---5-------5--7--5--2-----------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -----0-2---4-----2-4-2-4-2-4---------7--4---2-------2--4--2---------------------
(low) G --4-------------------------------------------------------------------4-------------------
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