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El Condor Pasa

El Condor Pasa (If I Could) is a Peruvian folk song that was processed and popularized by American songwriters Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It was included in the 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water. Simon heard the melody in a performance by Los Incas and then asked for permission to add his own lyrics to the music.

Key: E min

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
     Em                          G 
I' d rather be a sparrow than a snail
                                   Em     G  Em 
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
     Em                         G 
I' d rather be a hammer than a nail
                                        Em     G  Em 
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
  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 its saddest sound
              Em     G  Em   G  Em 
It' s saddest sound
     Em                         G 
I' d rather be a forest than a street
                                   Em     G  Em 
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
     Em                                G 
I' d rather feel the earth beneath my feet
                                        Em 
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
 C   G    C   G   Em   G  Em  G  Em 
Alternate:
Capo V

 C    F 
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