# Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 15:05:16 -0800 From: jcuolman@chem.ucsd.edu (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
