Children Say

Intro F#m7(11) B F#m7(11) B Bm7 E F#m7(11) B F#m7(11) B Bm7 E [Verso 1] F#m7(9) I keep to myself what I might share with others B But they don't seem to understand F#m7(9) I open my mouth to rediscover B Bm7 E I don't have the words at my command F#m7(9) Holding out for a world so much better B But I'm a stranger in a stranger's land F#m7(9) All my friends have sold out Couldn't handle the pressure B Counting their blessings Bm7 E Trying to salvage what they can [Refrão] C#m7 A7M Children say, children say C7M D We open our minds as one C#m7 A7M But one more day slips away C7M D Why don't the dreams of the young never come to be [Verso 2] F#m7(9) When I overhear my parents' conversations B Well, I'm struck by the things they say F#m7(9) It seems they traded the years for mere complications B Bm7 E Who ever thought it could end this way F#m7(9) They close the door, but they can't lock it B 'Cause something of their childhood remains F#m7(9) And they've felt it before when the man in their pocket B Bm7 E Counted the cost of their material gains [Refrão] C#m7 A7M Children say, come what may C7M D Be strong for the friends you've known C#m7 A7M But one fine day, far away C7M D Will we remember the love we used to own C#m7 A7M Children say, children say C7M D We open our minds as one C#m7 A7M But one more day slips away C7M D Why don't the dreams of the young never come to be Solo F#m7(11) B F#m7(11) B Bm7 E [Verso 3] F#m7(9) Well you knew what I was saying (But did you know what it meant) B When you saw that look in my eye (Did you know it was heaven sent) F#m7(9) Was it all a waking dream (All that time we must have spent) B Well I guess it must have been Bm7 E (Somehow that feeling came and went) [Refrão] C#m7 A7M Children say, come what may C7M D Be strong for the friends you've known C#m7 A7M But one fine day, far away C7M D Will we remember the love we used to own C#m7 A7M Children say, children say C7M D We open our minds as one C#m7 A7M But one more day slips away C7M D Why don't the dreams of the young never come to be Final C#m7 A7M F7M(9) G9 (Repeat and fade out)