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of the Blue Turtles - Hi! My second time posting a Sting song. If anyone wants me to try

of the Blue Turtles

Hi! My second time posting a Sting song. If anyone wants me to try

Ver acordes usados nesta cifra

Bm: 224432 G:320033 A: 002220

E: 022100 C:x32010

Intro: In Bm position pluck the three top strings.

Verse 1:

Bm Bm E E

Young men and soldiers, nineteen fourteen.

Bm Bm E E

Marching through countries they'd never seen

Bm Bm E E

Virgins with rifles, a game of charades

C Bm A

All for a children's crusade

Verse 2: Follow same format as verse 1

Pawns in the game are not victims of chance

Strewn on the fields of Belgium and France

Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade

All of those young lives betrayed

Chorus:

C G C G

The children of England would never be slaves

C Bm G

They're trapped on the wire and dying in waves

C G C G

The Flower of England face down in the mud

C Bm G

And stained in the blood of a whole generation

Verse 3: follow same format as verse 1

Corpulent generals safe behind lines

History's lessons drowned in red wine

Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade

All of those young lives betrayed

Instrumental solo

Bass line during instrumental is:

E----------------- Repeat this throughout the instrumental

B-----------------

G-----------------

D----0------------

A-0-2--0-2--------

E---------0-------

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3: follow same format as in verse 1

Midnight in Soho nineteen eighty-four

Fixing in door ways, opium slaves

Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade

All of those young lives betrayed

All for a children's crusade.

Fade.

If you have any corrections or comments don't hesitate to

send them to me,

--Akira Nakahara(using my brother's account)

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Ken Nakahara

as608@freenet.carleton.ca or ab218@torfree.net

Toronto, Ontario

From: pjoe@charon.muc.de (Peter Eybert)

There was a typo in the last post. The F's should be E's.

Thanks to Akira Nakahara for mentioning that.

Here the corrected Version

Children's Crusade (Sting, The Dream of the Blue Turtles)

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F#m

Bm G A E

Young men and soldiers, nineteen fourteen.

Bm G A C

Marching through countries they'd never seen

Bm G A E

Virgins with rifles, a game of charades

C Bm7 A C A C

All for a children's crusade

[same chords]

Pawns in the game are not victims of chance

Strewn on the fields of Belgium and France

Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade

C Bm7 A

All of those young lives betrayed

Chorus:

C G C G

The children of England would never be slaves

C Bm Em Bb13

They're trapped on the wire and dying in waves

C G C G

The Flower of England face down in the mud

C Bm Em Bb13

And stained in the blood of a whole generation

[chords like verse 1]

Corpulent generals safe behind lines

History's lessons drowned in red wine

Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade

All of those young lives betrayed

C Bm7 Em

All for a children's crusade

During solo: Em Bm7

Repeat Chorus

[chords like verse 3]

Midnight in Soho nineteen eighty-four

Fixing in door ways, opium slaves

Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade

All of those young lives betrayed

All for a children's crusade.

Bb13=6x678x, could be Ebmaj7/Bb=x11333 as well.

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Peter Eybert pjoe@charon.muc.de

Appenzellerstr. 123 Tel: +49-89-7593734

81475 Muenchen (NeXTMail welcome)

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Como tocar of the Blue Turtles

Use os controles acima para mudar o tom e ajustar o tamanho do texto. Acompanhe os acordes destacados enquanto ouve a música e pratique cada trecho devagar antes de tocar no andamento original.

Qual é o acorde inicial?

O primeiro acorde identificado é Bm. Você pode subir ou descer o tom sem sair da página.

Posso tocar no violão, guitarra ou teclado?

Sim. A sequência de acordes pode ser usada no violão, guitarra e teclado. Adapte as posições ao seu instrumento e nível.