Chords for Child's song - Murray McLauchlan
Tempo:
75.925 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A] [Bm] [D]
[G] [A]
[D] [Bm] [D]
[G] [A]
[D] Goodbye, Mama, goodbye to you too, Pa.
[E] [Em] Little sister, you'll have to wait a while to come along.
[G] [A]
[D] Goodbye to this house and all its memories.
[E] [Em] We all just got too old to say we're wrong.
[G] [A]
[D] I [A] got to make [Bm] one last trip to [G] my bedroom.
[D] [C#m] Guess I'll have [Bm] to leave some [G] stuff behind.
[D] [A] Funny how [Bm] the same old [G] crooked pictures
[D] [A] just don't look [Bm] the same to me [G] tonight.
[A] [D] There ain't no use in shedding no more tears, Ma.
[Em] There ain't no use in shouting at me, Pa.
[G] [A] [D] I can't live no longer with your fears, Ma.
[Em] I love you, but that hasn't helped at all.
[G] [A] [D] All of us has [Bm] got to do what [G] matters.
[D] And [Bm] each of us must see the [G] things that we can see.
[D] Though [F#m] it was long [Bm] ago, [D] you [G] must remember
[D] that [A] you were once [Bm] as young and [G] scared as me.
[A]
[D] Mama, I don't know how hard it is yet
when [Em] you realize that you're growing old.
[G] [A]
[D] I know how [G] hard it is now to [D] be younger.
[Em] And I know you try to keep me from the cold.
[A]
[D] Well, thanks for all [Bm] you've done.
It [G] may sound hollow.
[D] [F#m] Thank you for [Bm] the good times [G] that we've known.
[D] [C#m] But I must [Bm] have my own road [G] now to follow.
[D] You will [Bm] all be welcome [G] in my home.
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [G]
[A] [D]
[G]
[A] [D] So I have got my suitcase and I must go now.
[Em] I don't mind about the things you said.
[G] [A] [D] Sorry, Ma, I don't know where I'm going.
[E] [Em] Remember, little sister, look ahead.
[G] [A] [D] [A] Tomorrow [G] I'll be in some other town.
Tomorrow I'll be in some other sunrise.
[D] [A] Maybe I'll have [Bm] someone [G] by my side.
[C#m] [D] [A] Mama, give [Bm] your love back [G] to your husband.
[C#m] [D] [C#m] Father, [Bm] you taught me well.
[G] Goodbye.
[A]
[D] Goodbye, Mama.
Goodbye to you too, Pa.
[G] [A]
[D] [Bm] [D]
[G] [A]
[D] Goodbye, Mama, goodbye to you too, Pa.
[E] [Em] Little sister, you'll have to wait a while to come along.
[G] [A]
[D] Goodbye to this house and all its memories.
[E] [Em] We all just got too old to say we're wrong.
[G] [A]
[D] I [A] got to make [Bm] one last trip to [G] my bedroom.
[D] [C#m] Guess I'll have [Bm] to leave some [G] stuff behind.
[D] [A] Funny how [Bm] the same old [G] crooked pictures
[D] [A] just don't look [Bm] the same to me [G] tonight.
[A] [D] There ain't no use in shedding no more tears, Ma.
[Em] There ain't no use in shouting at me, Pa.
[G] [A] [D] I can't live no longer with your fears, Ma.
[Em] I love you, but that hasn't helped at all.
[G] [A] [D] All of us has [Bm] got to do what [G] matters.
[D] And [Bm] each of us must see the [G] things that we can see.
[D] Though [F#m] it was long [Bm] ago, [D] you [G] must remember
[D] that [A] you were once [Bm] as young and [G] scared as me.
[A]
[D] Mama, I don't know how hard it is yet
when [Em] you realize that you're growing old.
[G] [A]
[D] I know how [G] hard it is now to [D] be younger.
[Em] And I know you try to keep me from the cold.
[A]
[D] Well, thanks for all [Bm] you've done.
It [G] may sound hollow.
[D] [F#m] Thank you for [Bm] the good times [G] that we've known.
[D] [C#m] But I must [Bm] have my own road [G] now to follow.
[D] You will [Bm] all be welcome [G] in my home.
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [G]
[A] [D]
[G]
[A] [D] So I have got my suitcase and I must go now.
[Em] I don't mind about the things you said.
[G] [A] [D] Sorry, Ma, I don't know where I'm going.
[E] [Em] Remember, little sister, look ahead.
[G] [A] [D] [A] Tomorrow [G] I'll be in some other town.
Tomorrow I'll be in some other sunrise.
[D] [A] Maybe I'll have [Bm] someone [G] by my side.
[C#m] [D] [A] Mama, give [Bm] your love back [G] to your husband.
[C#m] [D] [C#m] Father, [Bm] you taught me well.
[G] Goodbye.
[A]
[D] Goodbye, Mama.
Goodbye to you too, Pa.
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
D
G
A
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] Goodbye, Mama, goodbye to you too, Pa. _ _
[E] [Em] Little sister, you'll have to wait a while to come along.
[G] _ [A] _
[D] Goodbye to this house and all its memories. _ _
[E] [Em] We all just got too old to say we're wrong.
[G] _ [A]
[D] I [A] got to make [Bm] one last trip to [G] my bedroom. _ _ _
[D] [C#m] Guess I'll have [Bm] to leave some [G] stuff behind. _ _ _
[D] [A] Funny how [Bm] the same old [G] crooked pictures _ _
[D] [A] just don't look [Bm] the same to me [G] tonight. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] There ain't no use in shedding no more tears, Ma.
_ [Em] There ain't no use in shouting at me, Pa.
[G] _ _ [A] [D] I can't live no longer with your fears, Ma.
_ [Em] I love you, but that hasn't helped at all.
_ [G] _ [A] _ [D] All of us has [Bm] got to do what [G] matters.
_ _ [D] And [Bm] each of us must see the [G] things that we can see.
_ _ [D] Though [F#m] it was long [Bm] ago, [D] you [G] must remember
_ [D] that [A] you were once [Bm] as young and [G] scared as me.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] Mama, I don't know how hard it is yet
when [Em] you realize that you're growing old.
_ [G] _ [A]
[D] I know how [G] hard it is now to [D] be younger. _ _ _
[Em] And I know you try to keep me from the cold.
_ [A]
[D] Well, thanks for all [Bm] you've done.
It [G] may sound hollow. _ _
[D] [F#m] Thank you for [Bm] the good times [G] that we've known. _ _
[D] [C#m] But I must [Bm] have my own road [G] now to follow. _ _ _
[D] You will [Bm] all be welcome [G] in my home. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ So I have got my suitcase and I must go now.
_ [Em] I don't mind about the things you said.
_ [G] _ [A] _ [D] Sorry, Ma, I don't know where I'm going.
_ _ _ [E] [Em] Remember, little sister, look ahead.
[G] _ [A] _ [D] [A] Tomorrow [G] I'll be in some other town.
Tomorrow I'll be in some other sunrise.
_ _ _ [D] [A] Maybe I'll have [Bm] someone [G] by my side.
_ [C#m] _ [D] [A] Mama, give [Bm] your love back [G] to your husband.
_ _ [C#m] _ [D] [C#m] Father, [Bm] you taught me well.
[G] _ Goodbye.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] Goodbye, Mama.
Goodbye to you too, Pa. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] Goodbye, Mama, goodbye to you too, Pa. _ _
[E] [Em] Little sister, you'll have to wait a while to come along.
[G] _ [A] _
[D] Goodbye to this house and all its memories. _ _
[E] [Em] We all just got too old to say we're wrong.
[G] _ [A]
[D] I [A] got to make [Bm] one last trip to [G] my bedroom. _ _ _
[D] [C#m] Guess I'll have [Bm] to leave some [G] stuff behind. _ _ _
[D] [A] Funny how [Bm] the same old [G] crooked pictures _ _
[D] [A] just don't look [Bm] the same to me [G] tonight. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] There ain't no use in shedding no more tears, Ma.
_ [Em] There ain't no use in shouting at me, Pa.
[G] _ _ [A] [D] I can't live no longer with your fears, Ma.
_ [Em] I love you, but that hasn't helped at all.
_ [G] _ [A] _ [D] All of us has [Bm] got to do what [G] matters.
_ _ [D] And [Bm] each of us must see the [G] things that we can see.
_ _ [D] Though [F#m] it was long [Bm] ago, [D] you [G] must remember
_ [D] that [A] you were once [Bm] as young and [G] scared as me.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] Mama, I don't know how hard it is yet
when [Em] you realize that you're growing old.
_ [G] _ [A]
[D] I know how [G] hard it is now to [D] be younger. _ _ _
[Em] And I know you try to keep me from the cold.
_ [A]
[D] Well, thanks for all [Bm] you've done.
It [G] may sound hollow. _ _
[D] [F#m] Thank you for [Bm] the good times [G] that we've known. _ _
[D] [C#m] But I must [Bm] have my own road [G] now to follow. _ _ _
[D] You will [Bm] all be welcome [G] in my home. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ So I have got my suitcase and I must go now.
_ [Em] I don't mind about the things you said.
_ [G] _ [A] _ [D] Sorry, Ma, I don't know where I'm going.
_ _ _ [E] [Em] Remember, little sister, look ahead.
[G] _ [A] _ [D] [A] Tomorrow [G] I'll be in some other town.
Tomorrow I'll be in some other sunrise.
_ _ _ [D] [A] Maybe I'll have [Bm] someone [G] by my side.
_ [C#m] _ [D] [A] Mama, give [Bm] your love back [G] to your husband.
_ _ [C#m] _ [D] [C#m] Father, [Bm] you taught me well.
[G] _ Goodbye.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] Goodbye, Mama.
Goodbye to you too, Pa. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _