# 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

^CNo I wou^Cld not ^Dgive yo^Du false^G hope ^G ^G ^G ^Con this ^Cstrange^D and mo^Durnful ^Gday ^G ^G ^G

^Cbut the ^Cmother ^Dand chi^Dld reun^Gion ^G ^Em ^Em ^Amis only ^Ama momen^Gt away.^G... ^D ^D ^D ^D

^Do.o.oh l^Dittle d^Emarling ^Emof mine^Em ^Em ^DI can't ^Dfor the^D life o^Df me

^Emremember^Em a sadd^Emer day ^Em ^DI know t^Dhey say^D let it^D be

^Embut it j^Emust don^Em't work^Em out that way ^CAnd the ^Ccourse ^Cof a li^Cfetime runs ^Dover and^D over a^Dgain ^D

^CBut I wo^Culd not^D give y^Dou fals^Ge hope,^G No! ^G ^G ^Con this ^Cstrange^D and mo^Durnful ^Gday ^G ^G ^G

^Cbut the ^Cmother ^Dand chi^Dld reun^Gion ^G ^Em ^Em ^Amis only ^Ama motio^Gn away ^G ^D ^D ^D ^D

^Do.o.oh l^Dittle d^Emarling ^Emof mine^Em ^Em ^DI just c^Dan't be^Dlieve i^Dts so

^Emand thou^Emgh it s^Emeems st^Emrange to say ^DI've nev^Der been^D laid s^Do low

^Emin such ^Ema myste^Emrious w^Emay ^CAnd the ^Ccourse ^Cof a li^Cfetime runs

^Dover and^D over a^Dgain ^D ^CBut I wo^Culd not^D give y^Dou fals^Ge hope,^G No! ^G ^G

^Con this ^Cstrange^D and mo^Durnful ^Gday ^G ^G ^G ^Cbut the ^Cmother ^Dand chi^Dld reun^Gion ^G ^Em ^Em

^Amis only ^Ama motio^Gn away.^G.away..^Daway a^Dway ^D ^D ^G PEACE: JJC

Paul Simon - Mother and child reunion