Chords for 21st Century - Child

Tempo:
123.65 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Eb

F

G

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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21st Century - Child chords
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[Fm] [Gm]
[Eb]
[F]
[Dm] [G]
[Bb] If I must lie [Cm] while looking in the eyes [Bb] of someone I [F] [G] love
[Eb] And laugh with a friend while I secretly [Bb] drag his name [G] to the [Bb] world
Should I take a [Eb] life while I fight in [Dm] a [F] senseless war?
No, [G]
no
[Bbm] [Eb] And hide while a bill collector [Cm] [D] is standing at my door
[Gm] Worry
[F] about [Gm] the fall of the stock [Cm]
exchange
[Gm] [G] Worship only [F] money and [G] worldly things
[Eb] Sell [F]
out
My friends for wealth [G] and [Eb] fame
Oh, [C] listen, [D]
[Gm] listen
As I sit [Gb] and think about
[D] [Gm] What I don't wanna grow up with
[Gb] I [Gm]
don't [Eb] hang up, [Dm] take my stuff
[Cm] I'd [Bb] rather [Eb] be a child
If [Bb] I'm a slave on [Eb] a job for years just [Bb] to leave
[F] When I [G] retire and [Gm] rush through traffic
To be there on time [Bb] for [F] fear
I'll [G] be [F] fine
[Eb] And decide with my wife [Cm] if our unborn [Dm] child should live [G]
or not
[Cm] And keep up with the Joneses
And [Am] try to get [D]
everything they've got
[Gm] As I sit here [D] and think about
[Gm] What I don't wanna grow up with
I [E]
[Eb] don't hang [Cm] up, [Dm] take my stuff
[Eb] I'd [Bb] rather [Eb] be a child
[Gm] Take my stuff
[D] I'd rather be a child
[F] [Bb] Take my stuff
[E] I'd rather be a [F] child
[Gm] Take my stuff
[D] I'd rather be a child
[Gm] [C]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
G
2131
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
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To learn Chaysonthedream - Connection chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Eb, F, G, Gm, Bb, F, Gb, D and Gm. Kick off your practice at a gentle 61 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 124 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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[Fm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ If I must lie [Cm] while looking in the eyes [Bb] of someone I [F] [G] love
_ _ [Eb] And laugh with a friend while I secretly _ [Bb] drag his _ name [G] to the [Bb] world
Should I take a [Eb] life while I fight in [Dm] a [F] senseless war?
No, [G]
no
_ [Bbm] [Eb] And hide while a bill collector [Cm] _ [D] is standing at my door
[Gm] _ _ Worry _ _
_ [F] about [Gm] the fall of the stock [Cm] _
exchange
[Gm] _ [G] _ Worship _ _ _ only [F] money and [G] worldly things
_ [Eb] _ Sell _ [F] _
out
My friends for wealth [G] and _ _ _ [Eb] fame
_ Oh, _ _ _ [C] listen, _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Gm] listen
As I sit _ _ [Gb] and think about _
_ _ [D] [Gm] What I don't wanna grow up with
[Gb] I _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ don't [Eb] hang up, [Dm] take my stuff
_ _ [Cm] I'd [Bb] rather [Eb] be a child
If [Bb] I'm a slave on [Eb] a job for years just [Bb] to leave
[F] When I [G] retire _ and [Gm] rush through traffic
To be there on time [Bb] for [F] fear
I'll [G] be _ [F] fine
[Eb] And decide with my wife [Cm] if our unborn [Dm] child should live [G]
or not
[Cm] And keep up with the _ Joneses
And [Am] try to get [D]
everything they've got
[Gm] _ _ As I sit here [D] and think about _ _
_ _ [Gm] What I don't wanna grow up with
I [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] don't hang [Cm] up, [Dm] take my stuff
_ _ [Eb] I'd [Bb] rather [Eb] be a child
[Gm] _ Take my stuff
_ _ [D] I'd rather be a child
[F] _ [Bb] Take my stuff
_ [E] I'd rather be a _ [F] child
[Gm] Take my stuff
_ _ [D] I'd rather be a child
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _