Watch Out My Children
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
C G F C
My sons and my daughters, to you I plead
G
Watch, don't get no horrors but please take heed
F
I know you don't want no sermon
Fm C Dm Gm
But my admonition is to guard you against all the evils of life
F C G F
That create strife and destroy life
C G F C
Walk cautiously, children, be alert
G
Because you have an enemy that's roaming the earth
F Fm
I know you're young and restless but you don't have to be careless
C Dm Gm
You see, sober thinking leads unto righteousness
F C
To happiness, spiritual bliss
G
That's why I tell you this...
[Chorus]
C G Em
Watch out my children! Watch out my children!
Dm F
It have a fellow called Lucifer with a bag of white powder
Em D
And he don't want to powder your face
F G C
But to bring shame and disgrace to the human race
Leh we sing it again...
C G Em
Watch out my children! Watch out my children!
Dm F
It have a fellow called Lucifer with a bag of white powder
Em D
And he don't want to powder your face
F G C
But to bring shame and disgrace to the human race
[Verse 2]
C G F
I give you my counsel because I want to see
C G
All you, young people, live righteously
F Fm
What you feed your mind with forms your characteristics
C Dm Gm
And shape the path that you must walk tomorrow
F C
Darkness or glow, joy or sorrow
G
That's why I am concerned...
[Chorus]
C G Em
Watch out my children! Watch out my children!
Dm F
It have a fellow called Lucifer with a bag of white powder
Em D
And he don't want to powder your face
F G C
But to bring shame and disgrace to the human race
Leh we sing it again...
C G Em
Watch out my children! Watch out my children!
Dm F
It have a fellow called Lucifer with a bag of white powder
Em D
And he don't want to powder your face
F G C
But to bring shame and disgrace to the human race
[Verse 3]
C G F
You are young and your future is ahead of you
C G
Right or wrong, sweet or sour, depends on what you do
F Fm
Taking the wrong direction will drain your constitution
C Dm Gm
And promote mental chaos and confusion
F C
Then corruption to the inner man
G
And that is not God's plan
[Chorus]
C G Em
Watch out my children! Watch out my children!
Dm F
It have a fellow called Lucifer with a bag of white powder
Em D
And he don't want to powder your face
F G C
But to bring shame and disgrace to the human race
Leh we sing it again...
C G Em
Watch out my children! Watch out my children!
Dm F
It have a fellow called Lucifer with a bag of white powder
Em D
And he don't want to powder your face
F G C
But to bring shame and disgrace to the human race
[Outro]
How to play Watch Out My Children
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.