Children Chords by America

Tempo:
140.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Em

C

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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America - Children 1972 chords
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[Em]
[D] The boy cried [G] [D] out daily on the grass
[Em] [D] At the joy of something he had found
Aw,
[G] come on, children, get your heads [C]
back together
[D] Aw, come [G]
on, [F#m] children, get [G] your [C] heads back together
[A] Aw, come [G]
on, [F#m] children, [G] get your [C] heads back together
[D]
The [G]
[Gm] [D]
days [G] are getting warmer [Gm] now
[D]
The nights are [G] getting shorter [Gm] now
[C]
[D] And you know [C] we can make it
[D] Cause you know [C] we're alive
[D] But we don't [G] have to take it
[D] Anyway [C] we'll survive
If [G]
[Em]
[D] I [G] were you
[D]
I'd throw it far away
[G] But [D] if you were [G] [D] me
[G] You'd [D] tell me I [G] should stay
[D]
[A] Oh come [G] on children get your [C] heads back [Em] together
Oh come [G] on [F#m] children get [G] your [C] heads back together
[G] Oh come on [A] children [G] get your [Em] heads back together
Again, [A]
again, [Em] again, and again, [Am] and [A] again
[Em] Again, again, [A] again, and again, [Em]
[F#] and again Again
[Em]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
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Learn the basic chords of America - Children chords, with this master sequence: Gm, D, G and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 70 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 140. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] The boy _ cried _ [G] _ [D] out _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ daily on the _ _ grass _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ At the _ joy _ _ _ of _ _ _ _ something he had _ found
Aw, _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ come on, children, get your heads [C] _ _
back _ together
[D] Aw, come [G]
on, [F#m] children, get [G] your [C] heads _ back together
_ _ [A] Aw, come [G]
on, [F#m] children, [G] get your [C] heads _ back _ together
_ _ [D] _
The _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
days _ _ [G] are getting warmer [Gm] now
_ _ [D] _ _ _
The _ nights are [G] getting shorter [Gm] now
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ And you know [C] we can make it
[D] _ Cause you know [C] we're alive
_ [D] _ But we don't [G] have to take it
[D] _ _ Anyway [C] we'll _ survive
_ _ _ _ _ If _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ I [G] were you
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'd throw it far _ away _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ But [D] if you were [G] _ _ [D] me _ _
_ [G] You'd _ _ [D] _ tell me I [G] should stay
[D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Oh come [G] on children get your [C] heads _ back [Em] together
_ Oh come [G] on [F#m] children get [G] your [C] heads _ back together
_ [G] Oh come on [A] children [G] get your [Em] heads _ back together
_ _ _ Again, _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
again, _ _ _ _ [Em] _ again, and _ again, [Am] and _ [A] again
_ _ _ [Em] Again, _ again, _ _ _ _ [A] again, and _ _ again, [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] and again _ _ Again
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Dewey Bunnell who authored this song.

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