Words & music by Paul Simon 1989
F Gm |F C |
Down among the reeds and rushes
G C/G G C |G C/G G C|
A baby boy was found
Bb | F C|
His eyes as clear as centuries
F Gm |F C|
His silky hair was brown
F C |
Never been lonely
Bb F/C|
Never been lied to
C Bb |
Never had to scuffle in fear
F |
Nothing denied to
|C |
Born at the instant
Bb F/C |
The church bells chi-ime
C Bb |
And the whole world whispering
F | Gm|F C|F Gm|F C|
Born at the right time
F Gm |
Me and my buddies we are travelling people
F C |G C/G G C|G C/G G C|
We like to go down to restaurant row
Bb |
Spend those Euro-dollars
F/C C |F Gm|F
All the way from Washington to Tokyo-o
C|F Gm |F C |
I see them in the airport lounge
G C/G G C |G C/G G C|
Upon their mother's breast
Bb | F C|
They follow me with open eyes
F Gm|F C|
Their uninvited guest
F C |
Never been lonely
Bb F/C|
Never been lied to
C Bb |
Never had to scuffle in fear
F |
Nothing denied to
|C |
Born at the instant
Bb F/C |
The church bells chi-ime
C Bb |
And the whole world whispering
F |
Born at the right time
F C|Bb F/C|C Bb|F Bb|F Gm|F C|F Gm|F C|
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F Gm |
Too many people on the bus from the airport
F C |G C/G G C|G C/G G C|
Too many holes in the crust of the earth
Bb |
The planet groans
F/C C |F Gm|F |
Every time it registers another birth
|F Gm |F C |
But down among the reeds and rushes
G C/G G C |G C/G G C|
A baby girl was found
Bb | F C|
Her eyes as clear as centuries
F Gm |F C|
Her silky hair was brown
F C |
Never been lonely
Bb F/C|
Never been lied to
C Bb |
Never had to scuffle in fear
F |
Nothing denied to
|C |
Born at the instant
Bb F/C |
The church bells chi-ime
C Bb |
And the whole world whispering
F |
Born at the right time
F C|Bb F/C|C Bb|F Bb|
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Repeat and fade:
F Gm|F C|
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