{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1829669,"song":"That Was Your Mother","artist":"Paul Simon","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11404157-that-was-your-mother-chords-by-paul-simon/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1829669?type=chord","rating":4.91624,"votes":23,"content":"[Intro]\r\n| [ch]F[/ch] | % | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] | % | % |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA long time ago, yeah before you was born, dude [/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen I was still single and life was great[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI held this job as a traveling salesman [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat kept me moving from state to state [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWell, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette, State of Louisiana [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWondering where a city boy could go[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo get a little conversation, drink a little red wine [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCatch a little bit of those Cajun girls dancing to Zydeco [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n| [ch]F[/ch] | % | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]F[/ch] | % | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]F[/ch] | % | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAlong come a young girl, she's pretty as a prayerbook [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSweet as an apple on Christmas Day[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI said, good gracious, can this be my luck [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIf that's my prayerbook, Lord, let us pray [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWell, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette, State of Louisiana [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWondering where a city boy could go[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo get a little conversation, drink a little red wine [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDance to the music of Clifton Chenier, the King of the Bayou [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n| [ch]F[/ch] | % | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWell, that was your mother, and that was your father [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBefore you was born dude, when life was great [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou are the burden of my generation [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI sure do love you, let's get that straight [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWell, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette, across the street from The Public [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch] \r\nHeading down to the Lone Star Cafe[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nMaybe get a little conversation, drink a little red wine [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nStanding in the shadow of Clifton Chenier dancing the night away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n| [ch]F[/ch] | % | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n| F | % | C | F | % | % |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n| F | % | C | F |\n| F | % | C | F |\n| F | % | C | F |\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n| F | % | C | F |\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\n| N.C. | % | % | % |\n\n[Outro]\n| F | % | C | F | F","chords":["F","C","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}