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                Mother and Child Reunion – Paul Simon
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Written by: Paul Simon
From: "Paul Simon" (1972)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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[Intro]
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[Chorus]
             
No I would not

         
 give you fals

e hope
             
On this strang

             
e and mournful

 
 day
             
But the mother

            
 and child reu

 
nion
           
Is only a moti

    
on away

[Verse 1]
              
Oh oh, little 


darling of min

e
              
I can't for th

  
e life of me
           
Remember a sad

der day
              
I know they sa

  
y let it be
              
But it just do

         
n't work out t

hat way
              
And the course

      
 of a lifetime

 runs
             
Over and over 

        
again

[Chorus]
             
No I would not

         
 give you fals

e hope
             
On this strang

             
e and mournful

 
 day
             
But the mother

            
 and child reu

 
nion
           
Is only a moti

    
on away

[Verse 2]
            
Oh oh, little 


darling of min

e
              
I just can't b

 
elieve it’s so
              
Though it seem

  
s strange to s

ay
              
I never been l

 
aid so low
             
In such a myst

#
erious way
              
And the course

      
 of a lifetime

 runs
             
Over and over 

          
again

[Chorus]
             
But I would no

          
t give you fal

se hope
             
On this strang

             
e and mournful

 
 day
             
When the mothe

             
r and child re

 
union
           
Is only a moti

    
on away

[Outro]
             
Oh the mother 

           
and child reun

ion
            
Is only a moti

    
on away
             
Oh the mother 

            
and child reun


ion
           
Is only a mome

    
nt away, hey, 

hey, hey

             
Oh the mother 

           
and child reun

ion
            
Is only a moti

    
on away
             
Oh the mother 

            
and child reun


ion
           
Is only a mome

    
nt away, oh oh

             
Oh the mother 

           
and child reun

ion
            
Is only a moti

    
on away
             
Oh the mother 

            
and child reun


ion
           
Is only a mome

    
nt away, away,

 away, away

(repeat and fade)