Children
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Intro Em D G C
Em Am G D
Em D G
Children in a happy home
C Em
And love is all we have
Am G D
And love is all we have
Em D G
I've been disappearing
C Em
When love is not enough
Am D
When love is not enough
C D
I never thought I'd be so dumb
G C
Blaming everybody for the things I've done
D
I never thought I'd be so cruel
Em D G
Breaking your heart for telling me the truth
C D
Singing till my song went flat
Em D G C
No I don't ever want to sing a song like that
G D C G D
No I don't want to sing another song like that
Em D G
Children lead me to my favoured one
C Em
Well she knows the name I call
Am G D
When I cry and cry and cry
Em D G
All this for the greater good in us
C Em
Baby stand me on my feet
Am D
Throw your fist across my cheek
C D
I never thought I'd be so dumb
G C
Blaming everybody for the things I've done
D
I never thought I'd be so cruel
Em D G
Breaking your heart for telling me the truth
C D
Singing till my song went flat
Em D G C
No I don't ever want to sing a song like that
G D C G D
No I don't want to sing another song like that
Em Bm
I want you to take me back to Bar Ten on Mitchell Lane
C D G D
When I was nothing to you and you were nothing to me
Em Bm
See if I had known the future, all the pleasure and the pain
C
You know I would
D Em D G C
Yes I'd do it over and over and over and over again
Em D G C
Over and over and over and over again
D
I never thought I'd be so dumb
G D C
Blaming everybody for the things I've done
D
I never thought I'd be so cruel
G D G C
Breaking your heart for telling me the truth
D
Singing till my song went flat
Em D G C
No I don't ever want to sing a song like that
G D C G
No I don't want to sing another song like that
How to play Children
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.