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Tuning: E A D G B E
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Father and Daughter – Paul Simon
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Written by: Paul Simon
From: "Surprise" (2006)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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capo: 4th fret
play: C
key: E
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Positions relative to capo (5th fret here is actually 9th fret)
LICK 1 (barree on 5th fret)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----5-------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------8p5-----5-------------|---------------------------5--|
G|------------7-------7p5----5--|----------------5--h7---------|
D|------------------------7-----|5-------5--h7-----------------|
A|------------------------------|---h7-------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
LICK 2 (barree on 5th fret)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----5-------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------8p5-----5-------------|------------------------------|
G|------------7-------7p5----5--|----------------5--h7------5--|
D|------------------------7-----|5-------5--h7-----------------|
A|------------------------------|---h7-------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
LINK
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-----0-0h1—-0---|
B|1--3------------|
G|-----0-0h2--0---|
D|2--3------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
[Interlude]
Am7 Fadd#11 Am F G7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--3-------------|--1-------------|--0-------------|----------------|
B|1-----1---------|0-----0---------|----------------|--3----/5---3---|
G|2---------------|2---------------|2-----2---------|----------------|
D|2---------------|3---------------|2---------------|3-----3/5---3---|
A|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Am Bm7-5 E Am F Gsus4/D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------------1---|3--5--3---------|--1-------------|----------------|
G|------0-2-------|------------7\--|------2---------|----------------|
D|-/2-------------|--------6-------|2---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Outro] riff
C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----0-------0---|
A|3-------3-----3-|
E|--3---3---3-----|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F x-x-3-2-1-1
C/E x-x-2-0-1-0
D(m)7 x-x-0-2-1-x (no 3rd!)
Gsus4 3-x-0-0-1-x
C6 x-3-2-2-1-x
Fadd#11 (t)1-3-3-2-0-1
G7 3-x-3-0-3-x
Am7 x-0-2-2-1-3
Bm7-5 x-2-3-2-3-x
Gsus4/D x-x-0-0-1-x
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[Intro]
| N.C. | % | % | % |
Lick 1
| N.C. | % | % | % |
Lick 2
| C | % | % | % |
[Verse]
F C/E Dm7 Gsus4 | C | % |
If you leap awake in the mirror of a bad dream
[lick 1]
And for a Dm7fraction of a Csecond you Gsus4/Bcan't remember Gsus4where you Amare
[lick 2]
F C/E Dm7 Gsus4 | C | % |
Just open your window and follow your memory upstream
[lick 1]
To the Dm7meadow in the Cmountain where we Gsus4/Bcounted every Gsus4falling Amstar
[lick 2]
[Verse]
F C/E Dm7 Gsus4 | C | % |
I believe a light that shines on you will shine on you forever
[lick 1]
And though I Dm7can't guaranCtee there's nothing Gsus4/Bscary hiding Gsus4under your Ambed
[lick 2]
F C/E Dm7 Gsus4 | C | % |
I'm gonna stand guard like a postcard of a Golden Retriever
[lick 1]
Dm7 C Gsus4/B Gsus4 | Am | |
And never leave 'til I leave you with a sweet dream in your head LINK
[lick 2] (break)
[Chorus]
C I'm gonna watch you Fshine
Gonna watch you Cgrow
Gonna paint a Fsign
So you'll always Cknow
As long as Fone and one is Ctwo – oo Foo oo oo oo
C6 Gsus4/B Am Gsus4 | Am | % |
There could never be a father who loved his daughter more than I love you
[lick 2]
[Verse]
| F C/E | Dm7 Gsus4 | C C
Trust your intuition - it's just like goin' fishin'
[lick 1]
Dm7 C Gsus4/B Gsus4 | Am | % |
You cast your line and hope you get a bite
[lick 2]
But you don't need to Fwaste C/Eyour Dm7time Gsus4
[lick 1]
CWorryin' about the market place, Ctryin’ to help the human race
Dm7 C Gsus4/B Gsus4 | Am | |
Struggling to survive its harshest night LINK
[lick 2]
[Chorus]
C I'm gonna watch you Fshine
Gonna watch you Cgrow
Gonna paint a Fsign
So you'll always Cknow
As long as Fone and one is Ctwo – oo Foo oo oo oo
C6 Gsus4/B Am Gsus4 | Am | F |
There could never be a father who loved his daughter more than I love you
[lick 2]
[Interlude]
| Am7 | Fadd#11 | Am | F G7 |
| Am | Bm7-5 E | Am | F Gsus4/D |
[Chorus]
C I'm gonna watch you Fshine
Gonna watch you Cgrow
Gonna paint a Fsign
So you'll always Cknow
As long as Fone and one is Ctwo – oo Foo oo oo oo
There could C6never be a Gsus4/Bfather who loved his Amdaughter more than Gsus4I love you
[lick 2]
OUTRO (riff: see above)
| C | % | % | % |
(I love you ...)
(lick 1)
| C | % | % | % |
(lick 2)