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Capo: 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Fakin' it
Artist: Simon and Garfunkel
Composer: Paul Simon
Album: Bookends
Tabbed by: DJ 2nd April 2014
This is a link to a live (audio only) version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJjpVlFHyqU
The bridge skips the whole spoken 'Good mornin', Mr. Leitch'...
lines, and Paul finishs the coda with a bar of the intro riff
ending back on the C7.
CAPO: 4th fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of E)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
C7 = x32310 A = x02220 Dm = xx0231
F = 133211 D = xx0232 Em = 022000
Cmaj7 = x32000 D7 = xx0212 D/A = x00232
E = 022100 C = x32010
h = Hammer-on note p = Pull-off note
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[Verse 1]
C7
e |------0--------------------| [x3]
B |------1--------------------|
G |------3--------------------|
D |------2---------p1--0------|
A |---3--3------1---------1---|
E |---------h3----------------|
C7
When she goes, she's---- gone------------------,
e |------0--------------------------|------0--------------------|
B |------1--------------------------|------1--------------------|
G |------3--------------------------|------3--------------------|
D |------2---------------p1--0------|------2---------p1--0------|
A |---3--3------------1---------1---|---3--3------1---------1---|
E |--------------h3-----------------|---------h3----------------|
F If she Cmaj7stays, F she stays Ehere, | A/ / / / | / / / / |
The Dgirl does what she Awants to do, D7she knows what she Fwants to do!
[Chorus]
And FI Emknow DmI'm Cfakin' it, | C/ Dm/__Em/ F/ / | I'm Fnot Emreal - Dmly...
C7
...makin' it! (Ah--------------------------------------!)
e |---------0---------------------|-----0-------------------|
B |---------1---------------------|-----1-------------------|
G |---------3---------------------|-----3-------------------|
D |---------2-----------p1--0-----|-----2---------p1--0-----|
A |---3-----3--------1---------1--|--3--3------1---------1--|
E |--------------h3---------------|--------h3---------------|
C7
e |------0--------------------|
B |------1--------------------|
G |------3--------------------|
D |------2---------p1--0------|
A |---3--3------1---------1---|
E |---------h3----------------|
[Verse 2]
C7
Such a du -bi -ous-------- soul------------------,
e |------0-----------------------|------0--------------------|
B |------1-----------------------|------1--------------------|
G |------3-----------------------|------3--------------------|
D |------2-------------p1--0-----|------2---------p1--0------|
A |---3--3---------1---------1---|---3--3------1---------1---|
E |-----------h3-----------------|---------h3----------------|
F And a Cmaj7walk in the Fgar - Eden... just Awears me down,
DTangled in the Afallen vines, D7picking up the punch - Flines!
[Chorus]
FI've Emjust Dmbeen Cfakin' it, | C/ Dm/__Em/ F/ / | FNot Emreal - Dmly...
...C7makin' it! No, no, no...
e |---------0----------------------|------0--------------------|
B |---------1----------------------|------1--------------------|
G |---------3----------------------|------3--------------------|
D |---------2-----------p1--0------|------2---------p1--0------|
A |---3-----3--------1---------1---|---3--3------1---------1---|
E |-------------h3-----------------|---------h3----------------|
...No! C7
e |------0--------------------|
B |------1--------------------|
G |------3--------------------|
D |------2---------p1--0------|
A |---3--3------1---------1---|
E |---------h3----------------|
[Verse 3]
C7
Is there an - y------------- dan - ger------------?
e |------0--------------------------|------0--------------------|
B |------1--------------------------|------1--------------------|
G |------3--------------------------|------3--------------------|
D |------2---------------p1--0------|------2---------p1--0------|
A |---3--3------------1---------1---|---3--3------1---------1---|
E |--------------h3-----------------|---------h3----------------|
F No, Cmaj7no, not Freal - Ely, just Alean on me,
D/A A Take the time to treat your friendly neighbours D7honestly! F
[Chorus]
FI've Emjust Dmbeen Cfakin' it, Cfak - Dmin' Emit, F
FNot Emreal - Dmly Cmakin' it, | C/ Dm/__Em/ F/ / |
This Ffeel - Emin' Dmof Cfakin' it,| C/ Dm/__Em/ F/ / | I sFtill Emhave -Dmn't...
...C7shakin' it!
e |---------0------------------------|------0--------------------|
B |---------1------------------------|------1--------------------|
G |---------3------------------------|------3--------------------|
D |---------2-------------p1--0------|------2---------p1--0------|
A |---3-----3----------1---------1---|---3--3------1---------1---|
E |-------------h3-------------------|---------h3----------------|
[Bridge]
C7
Prior to this----------- life - time------------...
e |------0------------------------|------0--------------------|
B |------1------------------------|------1--------------------|
G |------3------------------------|------3--------------------|
D |------2-------------p1--0------|------2---------p1--0------|
A |---3--3----------1---------1---|---3--3------1---------1---|
E |------------h3-----------------|---------h3----------------|
F ...I surely Cmaj7was a Ftail - Eor, ...look at Ame!
E7 E ("Good, Amornin', Mr.Leitch, 'ave you 'ad a busy day?)
D/A I Down the tailors Aface and hands,
D7I am the tailors Fface and hands! | F/ Em/ Dm/ |
[Chorus]
FI Emknow DmI'm Cfakin'it, Cfak - Dmin' Emit, F
I'm Fnot Emreal - Dmly Cmakin' it, | C/ Dm/__Em/ F/ / |
This Ffeel - Emin' Dmof Cfakin' it, | C/ Dm/__Em/ F/ / |
I Fstill Emhave - Dmn't Cshaken it, Cshak - Dmen Emit! F
[Coda]
FI Emknow DmI'm Cfakin' it, | C/ Dm/__Em/ /F / |
F Em Dm C C Dm Em F F Em Dm C
I'm not real - ly makin' it-------------------------------...
| / /__/ / / | / /__/ / / |
C Dm Em F F Em Dm C
...------------!
| / /__/ / / | / /__/ / / ||