Born At The Right Time

Born At The Right Time  - Paul Simon
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>From "The Rhythm of the Saints"
Transcribed and tabbed by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz).

Capo 1st fret.
4/4 time.


INTRO:
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VERSES:
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Down       among         the  reeds      and  rushes

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A  baby    boy         was   found

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His   eyes   as   clear   as    centuries

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His  silky   hair      was     brown


CHORUS:
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Never been lone-   ly             Never been lied    to

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Never had to scuffle in fear         Nothing denied    to

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Born at the in-     stant      The church bells chime

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And the whole world whispering       Born at the right   time


LYRICS:

INTRO: (as tabbed)

VERSE 1: (as tabbed)
Down among the reeds and rushes
A baby boy was found
His eyes as clear as centuries
His silky hair was brown

CHORUS: (as tabbed)
Never been lonely
Never been lied to
Never had to scuffle in fear
Nothing denied to
Born at the instant
The church bells chime
And the whole world whispering
Born at the right time

BRIDGE 1: (first four bars of Intro as tabbed)

VERSE 2: (as tabbed x2)
Me and my buddies are travelling people
We like to go down to restaurant row
Spend those Euro-dollars
All the way from Washington to Tokyo
I see them in the airport lounge
Upon their mother's breast
They follow me with open eyes
Their uninvited guest

CHORUS: (as before)

BRIDGE 2: (repeat last four bars of Chorus (sing "Ooh...");
then first four bars of Intro)

VERSE 3: (as tabbed x2)
Too many people on the bus from the airport
Too many holes in the crust of the earth
The planet groans
Every time it registers another birth
But down among the reeds and rushes
A baby girl is found
Her eyes as clear as centuries
Her silky hair is brown

CHORUS: (as before)

ENDING: (as for Bridge 2,
then repeat first two bars of Intro to fade...)