Paul Simon - Father and daughter
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Father and Daughter – Paul Simon
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Written by: Paul Simon
From: "Surprise" (2006)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: soprano C
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CHORDS
g-C-E-A
F#m7 2-4-2-4
Bsus4 4-4-2-2
C#m 1-4-4-4
D#m-5 2-3-2-0
B7 2-3-2-2
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[Intro]
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| E | % | % | % |
[Verse]
A E F#m7 Bsus4 | E | % |
If you leap awake in the mirror of a bad dream
And for a F#m7fraction of a Esecond you Bsus4can't remember where you C#mare
A E F#m7 Bsus4 | E | % |
Just open your window and follow your memory upstream
To the F#m7meadow in the Emountain where we Bsus4counted every falling C#mstar
[Verse]
A E F#m7 Bsus4 | E | % |
I believe a light that shines on you will shine on you forever
And though I F#m7can't guaranEtee there's nothing Bsus4scary hiding Bsus4under your C#mbed
A E F#m7 Bsus4 | E | % |
I'm gonna stand guard like a postcard of a Golden Retriever
F#m7 E Bsus4 Bsus4 | C#m | |
And never leave 'til I leave you with a sweet dream in your head LINK
(break)
[Chorus]
E I'm gonna watch you Ashine
Gonna watch you Egrow
Gonna paint a Asign
So you'll always Eknow
As long as Aone and one is Etwo – oo Aoo oo oo oo
E6 Bsus4 C#m Bsus4 | C#m | % |
There could never be a father who loved his daughter more than I love you
[Verse]
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Trust your intuition - it's just like goin' fishin'
F#m7 E Bsus4 | C#m | % |
You cast your line and hope you get a bite
But you don't need to Awaste Eyour F#m7time Bsus4
EWorryin' about the market place, Etryin’ to help the human race
F#m7 E Bsus4 | C#m | |
Struggling to survive its harshest night LINK
[Chorus]
E I'm gonna watch you Ashine
Gonna watch you Egrow
Gonna paint a Asign
So you'll always Eknow
As long as Aone and one is Etwo – oo Aoo oo oo oo
E6 Bsus4 C#m Bsus4 | C#m | A |
There could never be a father who loved his daughter more than I love you
[Interlude]
| C#m7 | D#m-5 | C#m | A B7 |
| C#m | D#m-5 | C#m | A Bsus4 |
[Chorus]
E I'm gonna watch you Ashine
Gonna watch you Egrow
Gonna paint a Asign
So you'll always Eknow
As long as Aone and one is Etwo – oo Aoo oo oo oo
There could E6never be a Bsus4father who loved his C#mdaughter more than Bsus4I love you
[Outro] (riff: see above)
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(I love you ...)
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