Paul Simon - Mother and child reunion
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MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION (Bassline)
As recorded by Paul Simon
(From the 1972 Album PAUL SIMON)
Words and Music by Paul Simon
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jackie Jackson - Bass'
[Intro]
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[Lyrics]
No I would not give you false hope
On this strange and mournful day
But the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away, oh, little darling of mine
I can't for the life of me
Remember a sadder day
I know they say let it be
But it just don't work out that way
And the course of a lifetime runs
Over and over again
No I would not give you false hope
On this strange and mournful day
But the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away, oh, little darling of mine
I just can't believe It's so
Though it seems strange to say
I never been laid so low
In such a mysterious way
And the course of a lifetime runs
Over and over again
But I would not give you false hope
On this strange and mournful day
When the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away
Oh the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away
Oh the mother and child reunion
Is only a moment away