Born at the Right Time Paul Simon
I just figured that the site could use some chords for this song. The chords are
reposted from paul-simon.info. Enjoy!
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 |
Never been lied to
C Bb |
Never had to scuffle in fear
F |
Nothing denied to
| C |
Born at the instant
Bb F |
The church bells chime
C Bb |
And the whole world whispering
F | Gm | F C | F Gm |
F C |
Born at the right time
[F]Me and my buddies we are travell[Gm]ing people
[F] [C] [G] [C/G] [G] [C]
[G]We [C/G]like [G]to [C]go down to restaurant row
[Bb]Spend those euro-dollars
All the way from Washi[F]ngton to [C]Toky[F]o[Gm] [F]
[C]I s[F]ee them in the a[Gm]irp[F]ort loun[C]ge
[G] [C/G] [G] [C] [G]
[C/G]Upon [G]the[C]ir mother's breast
[Bb]They follow me with open eyes[F] [C]
[F]Their uninvite[Gm]d gue[F]st[C]
F C |
Never been lonely
Bb F |
Never been lied to
C Bb |
Never had to scuffle in fear
F |
Nothing denied to
| C |
Born at the instant
Bb F |
The church bells chime
C Bb |
And the whole world whispering
F | Gm | F C | F Gm |
F C |
Born at the right time
F C | Bb F | C Bb |
F Bb | F Gm | F C |
F Gm | F C |
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
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 | 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 |
Never been lied to
C Bb |
Never had to scuffle in fear
F |
Nothing denied to
| C |
Born at the instant
Bb F |
The church bells chime
C Bb |
And the whole world whispering
F | Gm | F C | F Gm |
F C |
Born at the right time
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