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Born At The Right Time

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I just figured that the site could use some chords for this song. The chords are 
                F   Gm|                F    C|
Down among the reeds and rushes
  G   C/G     G     C|        G   C/G   G   C|
A baby boy was found
                Bb|             F   C|
His eyes as clear as centuries
                     F   Gm|        F   C|
His silky hair was brown
                 F   C|
Never been lonely
                  Bb   F/C|
Never been lied to
                          C    Bb|
Never had to scuffle in fear
                    F|
Nothing denied to
            |        C|
Born at the instant
               Bb    F/C|
The church bells chime
                        C    Bb|
And the whole world whispering
                       F|  Gm|   F   C|   F   Gm|   F   C|
Born at the right time
FMe and my buddies we are travellGming people
FWe like to go down to restaurant rCowG  C/G  G  C  G  C/G  G  C  
BbSpend those euro-dollars
All the way from WashiF/Cngton to ToCkyoF  Gm  F  
CI sFee them in the aGmirpFort lounCge
GUpoC/Gn their moGther'Cs breaGstC/G  G  C  
BbThey follow me with open eyesF  C  
FTheir uninviteGmd gueFstC  
                 F   C|
Never been lonely
                  Bb   F/C|
Never been lied to
                          C    Bb|
Never had to scuffle in fear
                    F|
Nothing denied to
               |        C|
Born at the instant
                      Bb    F/C|
The church bells chime
                          C    Bb|
And the whole world whispering
                       F|  Gm|   F   C|   F   Gm| 
  F   C|
Born at the right time
     F   C|     Bb   F/C|    C   Bb|  
    F   Bb|       F   Gm|    F    C|  
   F   Gm|     F   C|
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
                                         F     Gm|
Too many people on the bus from the airport
                        F                  C|      G     C/G     G   C|    G    C/G    G   C|
Too many holes in the crust of the earth
                   Bb|
The planet groans
                  F/C    C|           F   Gm|   F|
Every time it registers another birth
      |                    F    Gm|             F   C|
But down among the reeds and rushes
  G    C/G    G    C|        G    C/G    G   C|
A baby girl was found
                 Bb|         F   C|
Her eyes as clear as centuries
               F   Gm|        F   C|
Her silky hair was brown
                 F   C|
Never been lonely
                  Bb   F/C|
Never been lied to
                          C    Bb|
Never had to scuffle in fear
                    F|
Nothing denied to
               |        C|
Born at the instant
                      Bb    F/C|
The church bells chime
                          C    Bb|
And the whole world whispering
                       F|  Gm|   F   C|   F   Gm|    F   C|
Born at the right time

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Born At The Right Time

by Paul Simon

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C/G

F/C

I just figured that the site could use some chords for this song. The chords are

F Gm F C

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Down among the reeds and rushes

G C/G G C G C/G G C

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A baby boy was found

Bb F C

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His eyes as clear as centuries

F Gm F C

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His silky hair was brown

F C

Never been lonely

Bb F/C

Never been lied to

C Bb

Never had to scuffle in fear

Nothing denied to

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Born at the instant

Bb F/C

The church bells chime

C Bb

And the whole world whispering

F Gm F C F Gm F C

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Born at the right time

F Gm

Me and my buddies we are travelling people

F C G C/G G C G C/G G C

We like to go down to restaurant row

Spend those euro-dollars

F/C C F Gm F

All the way from Washington to Tokyo

C F Gm F C

I see them in the airport lounge

G C/G G C G C/G G C

Upon their mother's breast

Bb F C

They follow me with open eyes

F Gm F C

Their uninvited guest

F C

Never been lonely

Bb F/C

Never been lied to

C Bb

Never had to scuffle in fear

Nothing denied to

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Born at the instant

Bb F/C

The church bells chime

C Bb

And the whole world whispering

F Gm F C F Gm

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F C

Born at the right time

F C Bb F/C C Bb

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F Bb F Gm F C

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F Gm F C

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Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

F Gm

Too many people on the bus from the airport

F C G C/G G C G C/G G C

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Too many holes in the crust of the earth

The planet groans

F/C C F Gm F

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Every time it registers another birth

F Gm F C

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But down among the reeds and rushes

G C/G G C G C/G G C

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A baby girl was found

Bb F C

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Her eyes as clear as centuries

F Gm F C

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Her silky hair was brown

F C

Never been lonely

Bb F/C

Never been lied to

C Bb

Never had to scuffle in fear

Nothing denied to

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Born at the instant

Bb F/C

The church bells chime

C Bb

And the whole world whispering

F Gm F C F Gm F C

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Born at the right time

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