Lagu yang dirilis pada tahun 1972 melalui Columbia Records ini dimuat dalam album album solo keduanya yang bertajuk Paul Simon.
“Mother and Child Reunion” berhasil mencapai peringkat ke-4 di tangga lagu US Billboard Adult Contemporary dan US Billboard Hot 100.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Mother and Child Reunion” dari Paul Simon.
[Intro]
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| A | % | F#m | % |
[Chorus]
D E A
No I would not give you false hope
D E A
On this strange and mournful day
D E A F#m
But the mother and child reunion
Bm A E
Is only a motion away
[Verse 1]
F#m
Oh oh, little darling of mine
E
I can't for the life of me
F#m
Remember a sadder day
E
I know they say let it be
F#m
But it just don't work out that way
D
And the course of a lifetime runs
E E7
Over and over again
[Chorus]
D E A
No I would not give you false hope
D E A
On this strange and mournful day
D E A F#m
But the mother and child reunion
Bm A E
Is only a motion away
[Verse 2]
F#m
Oh oh, little darling of mine
E
I just can't believe it’s so
F#m
Though it seems strange to say
E
I never been laid so low
F#m
In such a mysterious way
D
And the course of a lifetime runs
E E7
Over and over again
[Ulangi Chorus]
[Outro 2x]
D E A
Oh the mother and child reunion
D E A
Is only a motion away
D E A F#m
Oh the mother and child reunion
Bm A E
Is only a moment away, hey, hey, hey
D E A
Oh the mother and child reunion
D E A
Is only a motion away
D E A F#m
Oh the mother and child reunion
Bm A E
Is only a moment away, away, away, away
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