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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[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]
[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
Eb
F
G
Bb
Gm
Eb
F
[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] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _ _