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Song: Fakin' it
Artist: Simon and Garfunkel
Composer: Paul Simon
Album: Bookends
Tabbed by: DJ 2nd April 2014
This is a link to a 1968 live (audio only) version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k17ln7BQ38o
For this live bridge they skip the whole of the
'Good mornin', Mr. Leitch..." section,
and for the Coda they finish with a bar of the
Intro riff, ending back on the C7
=====================================================
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression.
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
CAPO: 4th fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of E)
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
C7 = x32310 (E/G#) = 4xxxxx Dm = xx0231
F = 133211 A = x02220 C = x32010
Em = 022000 D = xx0232 D/A = x00232
E = 022100 D7 = xx0212 E7 = 022130
N.C. = No chords ^ = Emphasise the beats
SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR TABLATURE OF THE MAIN RIFFS
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[Intro]
C7 [Riff] C7 [Riff] C7 [Riff]
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
C7 [Riff] C7 [Riff] F Em [Riff]
When she goes she's gone---- ...if she stays,
F E (E/G#) A
She stays here,
D A
The girl does what she wants to do,
D7 F
She knows what she wants to do
[Chorus]
F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
And I know I'm fakin' it, | / /__/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F Em Dm C7 [Riff] C7 [Riff] C7 [Riff]
I'm not real - ly makin' it! (Ah-----ah!)
^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 2]
C7 [Riff] C7[Riff]
Such a dubious soul,
F Em [Riff] F E (E/G#) A
And a walk in the gar - den ...wears me down,
D A
Tangled in the fallen vines,
D7 F
Picking up the punch - lines
[Chorus]
F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
I've just been fakin' it, | / /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F Em Dm C7 [Riff]
Not real - ly makin' it,
^ ^ ^ ^
C7 [Riff] C7 [Riff]
No, no, no, no!
[Verse 3]
C7 [Riff] C7 [Riff] F Em [Riff] F E
Is there any danger? No, no, not real - ly,
(E/G#) A D/A [Brass stabs] A
Just lean on me, take the time...
D7 F
...to treat your friendly neighbours honestly----!
[Chorus]
F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
I've just been fakin' it, | / /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
Not real - ly makin' it, | / /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
This feel - in' of fakin' it, | / /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F Em Dm C7 [Riff] C7 [Riff]
I still have - n't shakin' it
^ ^ ^ ^
[Bridge]
C7 [Riff] C7 [Riff]
Prior to this lifetime...
F Em F E N.C. A
...I surely was a tail - or, ...look at me!
E7 E A
("Good, mornin', Mr.Leitch,
A
'ave you 'ad a busy day?")
D/A D A
I own the tailors face and hands,
D7 F F Em Dm
I am the tailors face and hands | / / / |
^ ^ ^
[Chorus]
F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
I know I'm fakin'it, fak - in' it,
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
I'm not real - ly makin' it, | / /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
This feel - in' of fakin' it, | / /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
I still have - n't shaken it, shak - en it!
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Coda]
F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
I know I'm fakin' it, | / /__/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F Em Dm
I'm not real - ly...
^ ^ ^
C C Dm Em F F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
Makin' it---------------------------------------!
| / /_/ / / | / /_/ / / | / /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F Em Dm C
| / /_/ / / ||
^ ^ ^ ^
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C7 [Riff]
e|-----0-------------------|
B|-----1-------------------| h = Hammer-on note
G|-----3-------------------| p = Pull-off note
D|-----2---------p1--0-----|
A|--3--3------1---------1--|
E|--------h3---------------|
C7 [Riff] C7 [Riff]
1. When she goes, she's gone---------------,
2. Such a du - bi-ous--- soul---------------,
3. Is there an - y-------- dan- ger-----------?
Bridge. 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------------|
Em [Riff]
e|--0------------|
B|--0--h1--0-----| [Hammer-on the flattened 6th]
G|--0---------0--|
D|--2------------|
A|--2------------|
E|--0------------|Fakin It chords and lyrics
Free chords for Fakin It by Simon & Garfunkel. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
Song: Fakin' it
Artist: Simon and Garfunkel
Composer: Paul Simon
Album: Bookends
Tabbed by: DJ 2nd April 2014
This is a link to a 1968 live (audio only) version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k17ln7BQ38o
For this live bridge they skip the whole of the
'Good mornin', Mr. Leitch..." section,
and for the Coda they finish with a bar of the
Intro riff, ending back on the C7
=====================================================
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression.
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
CAPO: 4th fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of E)
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
C7 = x32310 (E/G#) = 4xxxxx Dm = xx0231
F = 133211 A = x02220 C = x32010
Em = 022000 D = xx0232 D/A = x00232
E = 022100 D7 = xx0212 E7 = 022130
N.C. = No chords ^ = Emphasise the beats
SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR TABLATURE OF THE MAIN RIFFS
Please take a second to swipe down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
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[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
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^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
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[Bridge]
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[Chorus]Fakin It Chords by Simon & Garfunkel
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