Little Child Runnin Wild
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Intro
Em Am
[Verso 1]
Em
Little child
Em/G Em
Runnin' wild
Em/G Am
Watch a while
Em
You see he never smiles
Em
Broken home
Em/G Em
Father gone
Em/G Am
Mama tired
Em
So he's all alone
Em
Kind of sad
Em/G Em
Kind of mad
Em/G Am
Ghetto child
Em
Thinkin' he's been had
In the back of his mind he's sayin'
[Refrão]
Em
Didn't have to be here
Em
You didn't have to love for me
Em
While I was just a nothin' child
Em
Why couldn't they just let me be,
Let me be, let me be, let me be
[Verso 2]
Em
One room shack
Em/G Em
On the alley-back
Em/G Am
Control, I'm told
Em
From across the track
Em
Where is the mayor
Em/G Em
Who'll make all things fair
Em/G Am
He lives outside
Em
Our polluted air
[Refrão]
Em
And I didn't have to be here
Em
You didn't have to love for me
Em
While I was just a nothin' child
Em
Why couldn't they just let me be,
Let me be, let me be, let me be
[Verso 3]
Em
I got a Jones
Em/G Em
Runnin' through ma' bones
Em/G Am
I'm sorry son
Em
All your money's gone
Em
Painful rip
Em/G Em
In my upper hip
Em/G Am
I guess it's time
Em
To take another trip
[Refrão]
Em
Don't care what nobody say
Em
I got to take the pain away
Em
It's getting worser day by day
Em
And all my life has been this way
Em
Can't reason with the pusher man
Em
Finance is all that he understands
Em
You junkie, mama cries, you know
Em
Would rip her, but I love her so
Love her so, now
How to play Little Child Runnin Wild
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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.