artist : simon & garfunkel
song : fakin’ it
tabbed by : dj
2nd april 2014

capo : 4th fret ( sounds in the 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

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C7
E | – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | [ three times ]
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 Cmaj7 F E A
if she stays , she stays here , | / / / / | / / / / |

D A D7 F
the girl does what she wants to do , she knows what she wants to do ,

F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
and i know i’m fakin’ it , | / /___/ / / |

F Em Dm
i’m not real – ly . . .

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 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

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 Cmaj7 F E A
and a walk in the gar – den . . . just wears me down ,

D A D7 F
tangled in the fallen vines , picking up the punch – lines ,

F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
i’ve just been fakin’ it , | / /___/ / / |

F Em Dm
not real – ly . . .

C7
. . . makin’ 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 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

C7
. . . no!
E | – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – p1 – – 0 – – – – – – |
A | – – – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – h3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

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 Cmaj7 F E A
no , no , not real – ly , just lean on me ,

D/A A D7 F
take the time to treat your friendly neighbours honestly ,

F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
i’ve just been fakin’ it , fak – in’ 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
i still have – n’t . . .

C7
. . . shakin’ 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 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

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 Cmaj7 F E A
. . . i surely was a tail – or , . . . look at me!

( “good , mornin’ , mr . leitch ,
A E7 E A
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

’ave you ’ad a busy day?” )
A
| / / / / |

D/A D A D7 F
i own the tailors face and hands , i Am the tailors face and hands!

F Em Dm 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 ,

F Em Dm C C Dm Em F
i know i’m fakin’ it , | / /___/ / / |

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
. . . – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – !
| / /___/ / / | / /___/ / / | |