Forgive The Children We Once Were
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Chords by Marcos Ospina
(PLAY
capo 5 - IN KEY OF C - FOR ORIGINAL KEY)
G D Em D
We grew up in golden light
G D Em D
Every chance to get it right
G D
What did we do with it?
C D C
It’s gone, what I had back then is gone
D
Can’t get it back again
G D Em D
Raised by kids who gave us names
G D Em D
These grown up children we became
G D
Who spread the gossip and the shame
G D C D
We waited, We waited
G D Em D
For love, for dreams in the night
G D Em D
For days to come when we’d be all right
C G Em D
I can’t remember why I did the things I
C
did
Em D
I was just a kid
G D Em D
All our lives we feel this young
G D Em D
Sorry for the things we should have done
G D Em D
Sorry for the kids we pushed too far
G D Em G
Sorry now for all the lonely hearts who can’t move on because
C G D C
We waited, we waited, we waited, we
G D
waited
G D Em D
For love, for dreams in the night
G D C D
For days to come when we’d be all right
C G Em
I can’t remember why I did the things I
C
did
Em D
I was just a kid
C D C D Em D
C Em G
All the lines we knew back then, they now
D
are faded
C Em G
All the laws we once obeyed, they have
D
betrayed us
C Em G
People that I used to hate, I hardly
D C
remember
G
Forgive the children we once were (x2)
How to play Forgive The Children We Once Were
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.