Father and Daughter
Words and music by: Paul Simon
From the 2006 album, Surprise
Intro: E
A Eb/G
If you leap awake
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In the mirror of a bad dream
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And for a fraction of a second
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You can't remember where you are
A E/G
Just open your window
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And follow your memory upstream
F#7 E6
To the meadow in the mountain
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Where we counted every falling star
A E
I believe the light that shines on you
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Will shine on you forever
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And though I can't guarantee
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There's nothing scary hiding under your bed
A E
I’m gonna stand guard
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Like a postcard of a Golden Retriever
F#7 E6
And never leave till I leave you
E/D# B9/sus4 C#m
With a sweet dream in your head
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I'm gonna watch you shine
Eadd9
Gonna watch you grow
Aadd9
Gonna paint a sign
Eadd9
So you'll always know
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As long as one and one is two (oo-oo)
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There could never be a father
C#m7 B9/sus4
Who loved his daughter more than I love you
E
Trust your intuition
It's just like going fishing
F#7 E6
You cast your line
E/D# B9/sus4 C#m
And hope you get a bite
A E/G# F#m7
But you don't need to waste your time
E
Worrying about the market place
Try to help the human race
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Struggling to survive its harshest night
Eadd9 Aadd9
I'm gonna watch you shine
Eadd9
Gonna watch you grow
Aadd9
Gonna paint a sign
Eadd9
So you'll always know
Add9 Eadd9 Aadd9
As long as one and one is two (oo-oo)
E6 E/D#
There could never be a father
C#m7 C#m A6 B7
Who loved his daughter more than I love you
Instrumental Solo (play four times)
C#m A6 B7
Eadd9 Aadd9
I'm gonna watch you shine
Eadd9
Gonna watch you grow
Aadd9
Gonna paint a sign
Eadd9
So you'll always know
Add9 Eadd9 Aadd9
As long as one and one is two (oo-oo)
E6 E/D#
There could never be a father
C#m7 Esus2
Who loved his daughter more than I love you