This is one of the first songs I ever learned, it is quite beautiful. This is a post of how I remember figuring it out about seven years ago. I am not sure if all the lyrics are correct. It is arranged for a nylon string acoustic guitar playing mostly open cords. Mother and Child Reunion By: Paul Simon CRD by: Jonah Colman No I would not give you false hope on this strange and mournful day but the mother and child reunion is only a moment away.... o.o.oh little darling of mine I can't for the life of me remember a sadder day I know they say let it be but it just don't work out that way And the course of a lifetime runs over and over again But I would not give you false hope, No! on this strange and mournful day but the mother and child reunion is only a motion away o.o.oh little darling of mine I just can't believe its so and though it seems strange to say I've never been laid so low in such a mysterious way And the course of a lifetime runs over and over again But I would not give you false hope, No! on this strange and mournful day but the mother and child reunion is only a motion away..away..away away PEACE: JJC