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
F#5 E5
And for a fraction of a second
D5 B5 C#5
You can't remember where you are
A5 E5
Just open your window
F#5 B5 E5
And follow your memory upstream
F#5 E5
To the meadow in the mountain
E5 B5 C#5
Where we counted every falling star
A5 E5
I believe the light that shines on you
F#5 B5 E5
Will shine on you forever
F#5 E5
And though I can't guarantee
E5 B5 C#5
There's nothing scary hiding under your bed
A5 E5
I?m gonna stand guard
F#5 B5 E5
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
Add9 E5 A5
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
E5 B5 C#5
And hope you get a bite
A5 E5 F#5
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
