Tom: D D C D G C D G No I would not give you false hope, on this strange and mournful day. C D G C G D But the mother and child reunion, is only a motion away. Em D Oh little darlin' of mine, I can't for the life of me, Em D remember a sadder day, I know they say, "Let it be." Em But it just don't work out that way, C D and the course of a lifetime runs, over and over again. D C D G C D G No I would not give you false hope, on this strange and mournful day. C D G C G D But the mother and child reunion, is only a motion away. Em D Oh little darlin' of mine, I just can't believe it's so, Em D though it seems strange to say, I've never been laid so low. Em In such a mysterious way, C D and the course of a lifetime runs, over and over again. D C D G C D G No I would not give you false hope, on this strange and mournful day. C D G C G D But the mother and child reunion, is only a motion away. C D G C D G Oh the mother and child reunion, is only a motion away. C D G C D G Oh the mother and child reunion, is only a motion away. C D G C G D Oh the mother and child reunion, is only a motion away.