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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

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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 rath - er be a spar - row than a snail.  

Yes,  I would.  If I could,  I sure - ly would.

Hmm.

I'd rath - er be a ham - mer than a nail.

Yes,  I would.  If I could,  I sure - ly would.  

Hmm.

 

Second Verse:

I'd rath - er be a for - est than a street.

Yes,  I would.  If I could,  I sure - ly would.

Hmm.

I'd rath - er feel the earth be - neath my feet.

Yes,  I would.  If I could,  I sure - ly would.  

Hmm.

 

Chorus:
A - way,  I'd rath - er sail a - way,

Like a swan that's here and gone.

A man gets tied up to the ground.

He gives the world its sad - dest sound,

Its sad - dest sound.  Its sad - dest sound.

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Listen to Jim and the WineLand Banjo Band play "El Condor Pasa" (Youtube)

Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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