Chords for Paul Simon - That Was Your Mother (Official Audio)

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_ A long time ago, yeah, before you was born, dude.
When I [Em] was still single [G] and [F] life was great, I held this job as a traveling salesman.
It [G] kept me moving [F] from state to state.
_ Well, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette, state of Louisiana,
_ [Em] wondering where the [F] city bar had to go to get a little conversation,
drinking a little bit of wine, [Am] catching a little bit of those [F] Cajun girls dancing the Zydeco.
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_ _ A long-gone 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?
[C] That's my prayer book, [Dm] Lord, let us pray.
[F] _ Well, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette, state of Louisiana,
[C] wondering where the [Fm] city bar had to [F] go _ _ to get a little conversation,
drinking a little bit of [C] wine, dancing to the music [D] of Clifton [F] Chenier, the king of the bayou.
_ That's right. _
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_ Well, that was your mother, that was your father, before [Am] you was born, [D] dude.
When life was [F] great, [Dm] you are the burden [F] of my generation.
I sure [C] do love you.
[F] Let's get this straight.
_ Well, I'm [Bb] standing on the corner of [F] Lafayette, across the street from the public,
[C] heading down to the [Dm] Lone Star Cafe, [F] _ maybe getting a little conversation,
drinking a little red wine, [G] standing in the [F] shadow of Clifton Chenier, dancing the night away.
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