El Condor Pasa Chords
El Condor Pasa by Paul Simon & Garfunkel is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
El Condor Pasa
G
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Em
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would Hmm-mmmmm
G
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Em
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would Hmm-mmmmm
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 it's saddest sound
Em
It's saddest sound, Hmm-mmmmm
G
I'd rather be a forest than a street
Em
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
G
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Em
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
(repeat bridge as instrumental, fade out)