God Bless The Children Chords by Bruce Cockburn
Tempo:
84.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[E]
[D] Night comes,
[Bm] the mass [G] resolves into [Bm] round bits of silver on [B] the table
[A] Round [G]
arrow knocked against the [A] bowl,
[B] round fruit [F#] devoured by [Em] time
[A] While the moon [Em] climbs,
[G] [D]
[E]
seas [D] swell
[Bm]
Illusion's queen in the shallow graves of experience [B] time-centered
[Bm]
Grave silence reigns over [A] the stars,
[Bm] grave an [G] image hanging [A] in time
While the earth [Em] unwinds
[D] With rain the world grows [A] older, Lord let us [D] not be [A] lost
[G] God bless the children [A]
with [D] knowledge of the cause
[G] [D]
[Em]
Day [D] comes,
[G]
the hawk of gold springs forth in flame from a highway [B] paved with diamond
Lion [A] [Em] [G]
rampant on a green [A] field,
[Bm] ramparts cracked into the sky [A] while the [B] Christ stands [G] by
[E] [D] With pain the world paves us [A] over, Lord let us not betray
[A] [G] God bless the children with visions [D] of the day
[D] With pain the world paves us [A] over, Lord let us not betray
[A] [G] God bless the children with visions [D] of the day
[D]
[E]
[D] Night comes,
[Bm] the mass [G] resolves into [Bm] round bits of silver on [B] the table
[A] Round [G]
arrow knocked against the [A] bowl,
[B] round fruit [F#] devoured by [Em] time
[A] While the moon [Em] climbs,
[G] [D]
[E]
seas [D] swell
[Bm]
Illusion's queen in the shallow graves of experience [B] time-centered
[Bm]
Grave silence reigns over [A] the stars,
[Bm] grave an [G] image hanging [A] in time
While the earth [Em] unwinds
[D] With rain the world grows [A] older, Lord let us [D] not be [A] lost
[G] God bless the children [A]
with [D] knowledge of the cause
[G] [D]
[Em]
Day [D] comes,
[G]
the hawk of gold springs forth in flame from a highway [B] paved with diamond
Lion [A] [Em] [G]
rampant on a green [A] field,
[Bm] ramparts cracked into the sky [A] while the [B] Christ stands [G] by
[E] [D] With pain the world paves us [A] over, Lord let us not betray
[A] [G] God bless the children with visions [D] of the day
[D] With pain the world paves us [A] over, Lord let us not betray
[A] [G] God bless the children with visions [D] of the day
[D]
Key:
A
D
G
Bm
B
A
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] Night _ comes, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ the mass _ [G] _ _ resolves into [Bm] round bits of silver on [B] the table
[A] Round _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
arrow knocked against the [A] bowl, _ _ _
[B] round fruit [F#] devoured by [Em] time
[A] While the moon [Em] climbs, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
seas _ [D] _ swell _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Illusion's queen in the shallow graves of experience [B] time-centered _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Grave silence reigns over [A] the stars, _ _
[Bm] _ grave an [G] image hanging [A] in time
While the earth [Em] _ unwinds _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] With rain the world grows [A] older, Lord let us [D] not be _ [A] lost
_ _ [G] God bless the children [A]
with [D] knowledge of the cause _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Day _ [D] _ comes, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
the hawk of gold springs forth in flame from a highway [B] paved with diamond
Lion _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ rampant on a green [A] field, _ _
[Bm] _ _ ramparts cracked into the sky [A] while the [B] Christ stands [G] by _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [D] With pain the world paves us [A] over, Lord let us not betray _
[A] _ _ [G] God bless the children with visions [D] of the day _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] With pain the world paves us [A] over, Lord let us not betray _ _
[A] _ _ [G] God bless the children with visions [D] of the day _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] Night _ comes, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ the mass _ [G] _ _ resolves into [Bm] round bits of silver on [B] the table
[A] Round _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
arrow knocked against the [A] bowl, _ _ _
[B] round fruit [F#] devoured by [Em] time
[A] While the moon [Em] climbs, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
seas _ [D] _ swell _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Illusion's queen in the shallow graves of experience [B] time-centered _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Grave silence reigns over [A] the stars, _ _
[Bm] _ grave an [G] image hanging [A] in time
While the earth [Em] _ unwinds _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] With rain the world grows [A] older, Lord let us [D] not be _ [A] lost
_ _ [G] God bless the children [A]
with [D] knowledge of the cause _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Day _ [D] _ comes, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
the hawk of gold springs forth in flame from a highway [B] paved with diamond
Lion _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ rampant on a green [A] field, _ _
[Bm] _ _ ramparts cracked into the sky [A] while the [B] Christ stands [G] by _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [D] With pain the world paves us [A] over, Lord let us not betray _
[A] _ _ [G] God bless the children with visions [D] of the day _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] With pain the world paves us [A] over, Lord let us not betray _ _
[A] _ _ [G] God bless the children with visions [D] of the day _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _