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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 15:05:16 -0800
From:  (Jonah Colman)
Subject: CRD: Mother and Child Reunion by Paul Simon
This is one of the first songs I ever
learned, it is quite beautiful. This is
a post of how I remember figuring it out
about seven years ago. I am not sure if all
the lyrics are correct. It is arranged
for a nylon string acoustic guitar playing
mostly open cords.
Mother and Child Reunion
By: Paul Simon
CRD by: Jonah Colman
C       C      D      D      G      G      G      G
No I would not give you false hope
C       C      D      D      G      G      G      G
on this strange and mournful day
C       C      D      D      G      G      Em     Em
but the mother and child reunion
Am      Am     G      G      D      D      D      D
is only a moment away....
D       D      Em     Em     Em     Em
o.o.oh little darling of mine
D       D      D      D
I can't for the life of me
Em      Em     Em     Em
remember a sadder day
D       D      D      D
I know they say let it be
Em      Em     Em     Em
but it just don't work out that way
C       C      C      C
And the course of a lifetime runs
D       D      D      D
over and over again
C       C      D      D      G      G      G      G
But I would not give you false hope, No!
C       C      D      D      G      G      G      G
on this strange and mournful day
C       C      D      D      G      G      Em     Em
but the mother and child reunion
Am      Am     G      G      D      D      D      D
is only a motion away
D       D      Em     Em     Em     Em
o.o.oh little darling of mine
D       D      D      D
I just can't believe its so
Em      Em     Em     Em
and though it seems strange to say
D       D      D      D
I've never been laid so low
Em      Em     Em     Em
in such a mysterious way
C       C      C      C
And the course of a lifetime runs
D       D      D      D
over and over again
C       C      D      D      G      G      G      G
But I would not give you false hope, No!
C       C      D      D      G      G      G      G
on this strange and mournful day
C       C      D      D      G      G      Em     Em
but the mother and child reunion
Am      Am     G      G      D      D      D      D      G
is only a motion away..away..away  away
                                                        PEACE: JJC