Simon & Garfunkel - Fakin' It: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Fakin' It" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

  E
When she goes, she's gone,
A        E   A           G#  C#
If she stays, she stays here,
    F#                  C#
The girl does what she wants to do,
  F#                A
She knows what she wants to do!

Chorus:
    A           E       A
And I know I'm fakin' it,
                E
I'm not really makin' it!

I'm such a dubious soul
And a walk in the garden wears me down
Tangled in the fallen vines
Picking up the punch lines

Chorus:
 A              E       A
I've just been fakin' it,
     A    E
Not really makin' it!
          E
No, no, no no!

Is there any danger?
No, no, not really, just lean on me
Taking time to treat
Your friendly neighbors honestly

Chorus:
I've just been fakin' it, fakin' it
Not really makin' it
This feeling of fakin' it
I still haven't shaken it

Prior to this lifetime
I surely was a tailor, look at me

(Good morning, Mr. Leitch)
(Have you had a busy day?)

I own the tailor's face and hands
I am the tailor's face and hands

Chorus:
I know I'm fakin' it, fakin' it
I'm not really makin' it
This feeling of fakin' it
I still haven't shaken it, shaken it

I know I'm fakin' it
I'm not really makin' it


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Fakin' It" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Fakin' It" by Simon & Garfunkel.