Father and Daughter 
Words and music by: Paul Simon 
From the 2006 album , Surprise 


Intro: E5 

          A5            Eb5 
If you leap awake 
            F#5         B5      E5 
In the mirror of a bad            dream 
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And for a fraction of a second 
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You can't remember where you are 
                           A5            E5 
Just open your window  
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And follow your memory upstream 
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To the meadow in the mountain 
                   E5                 B5          C#5 
Where we counted every falling star 


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I believe the light that shines on you 
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Will shine on you              forever 
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And though I can't guarantee  
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There's nothing scary hiding under your bed 
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I?m gonna stand guard 
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Like a postcard of a Golden Retriever 
                   F#5             E5 
And never leave till I leave you  
              E5            B5  C#5 
With a sweet dream in your head 


E5                                        A5 
            I'm gonna watch you shine 
                                E5 
Gonna watch you grow 
                           A5 
Gonna paint a sign 
                             E5 
So you'll always know 
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As long as one and one is two          (oo-oo) 
                      E5                E5 
There could never be a father 
                           C#5                       B5 
Who loved his daughter more than I love you 


E5 
Trust your intuition 

It's just like going fishing 
        F#5                 E5 
You cast your line 
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And hope you get a bite 
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But you don't need to waste your time 
E5 
Worrying about the market place 

Try to help the human race 
F#5             E5             E5  B5                          C#5 
Struggling to survive its      harshest night 


E5                                        A5 
            I'm gonna watch you shine 
                                E5 
Gonna watch you grow 
                           A5 
Gonna paint a sign 
                             E5 
So you'll always know 
                   Add9                  E5     A5 
As long as one and one is two          (oo-oo) 
                      E5                E5 
There could never be a father 
                           C#5                                   C#5  A5  B5 
Who loved his daughter more than I love you 

Instrumental Solo (play four times) 


C#5      A5 B5 

E5                                        A5 
            I'm gonna watch you shine 
                                E5 
Gonna watch you grow 
                           A5 
Gonna paint a sign 
                             E5 
So you'll always know 
                   Add9                  E5     A5 
As long as one and one is two          (oo-oo) 
                      E5                E5 
There could never be a father 
                           C#5                                   E5 
Who loved his daughter more than I love you