Chords for Paul Simon That was your mother HQ

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A long time ago, yeah, before you was born, dear
When I was still single [F] and life was great
I held this job as a traveling salesman
[C] That kept me moving from [F] state to state
Well, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette, state of Louisiana
[C] _ Wondering where a city [F] boy could go
To get a little conversation and drink a little red wine
[C] _ Catching in a bit of those [F] Cajun girls dancing in Zydeco _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Fm] _ _ [F] Along comes a young girl, she's pretty as a prayer book
[C] Sweet as an apple [F] on Christmas day
I said, good gracious, can this be my luck?
That's my [C] prayer book, Lord, let us pray
_ Well, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette, state of [C] Louisiana
Wondering [Fm] where a city [F] boy could go
To _ get a little conversation and drink a little red [C] wine
Dancing [F] to the music of Clifford Chenier, the king of the bayou
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_ _ that was your mother, that was your father
[C] Before you was born, dear, [F] when life was great
Now you are the burden of my generation
[C] I sure do love you, let's [F] get that straight
_ [C] Well, I'm standing on [F] the corner of [F] Lafayette, across the street from the [C] public
Heading down to the Lone [F] Star Cafe
_ Maybe getting a little conversation, drink a little red [C] wine
Standing in the shadow of Clifford Chenier, he's dancing the night away
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