Long Haired Child Chords by Devendra Banhart
Tempo:
98.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
Em
Am
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[Em] [A]
[Em] [A]
[Em] [A]
But [Em] midwinter's day it's cold [A] and I know for certain [Em] when I go outside
[A] my head'll start hurting
[Em] It's a winter's [A] day and I know for certain when [Em] I go outside
my [A] head'll start hurting
[Em] So I'll wrap it up in materials to [A] keep my hair from getting [Em] cold
I'll wrap it up in materials [Am] to [A] keep my hair from getting [Em] cold and I said tell my friends [A] when I have kids
[Em] Yeah, I said tell my [A] friends when I have kids
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to [A] be a long-haired [Em] child
I'm gonna want the child to be a long [A]-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be a long [A]-haired [Em] child
I'm gonna want the child to be a [A] long-haired child
And I [Em] go outside [A] and mingle in the snow
[Em] My head look like a globe [A] ain't no hair on it at all
[Em] Do I buy a wig?
[A] Should I grow my [Em] beard and comb it [A] upwards and around my ears?
[Em] Well, I can't wait for the kids to come
I [A] can't wait for the kids to [Em] come say hey, babe, you gonna know [A] no Bobby Shaw
[Em] Cuz I won't
[A] Yeah, I won't.
I know for [Em] certain I'm gonna want the child to [A] be a long-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be a [A] long-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be [A] a long-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be a [A] long-haired child
[Em] That's for sure, yeah, baby, that's [A] for sure
And when [Em] the [E] snow, it hits my temple
[Em]
I wanna rush home and put on the kettle [A] now
[Em] And warm my little brain and bald head
I'm too cold to know if I'm alive or [A] dead
But when [G] my baby slips out my mama's womb
When my baby slips out my mama's womb
We're [Am] gonna enter her new life, enter [Em] her new life, [G] that's for sure
You're [Am] gonna enter yourself back through your [G] baby's front door
Now if you want that baby to be a long-haired child
[Am] You're gonna make that baby be [A] a long-haired child
That's for sure, [C] baby, baby, [G] that's for sure
Sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop
Go [Am] right now, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh [G]-bop-sh-bop
[Em] [A]
[Em] [A]
[Em] [A]
But [Em] midwinter's day it's cold [A] and I know for certain [Em] when I go outside
[A] my head'll start hurting
[Em] It's a winter's [A] day and I know for certain when [Em] I go outside
my [A] head'll start hurting
[Em] So I'll wrap it up in materials to [A] keep my hair from getting [Em] cold
I'll wrap it up in materials [Am] to [A] keep my hair from getting [Em] cold and I said tell my friends [A] when I have kids
[Em] Yeah, I said tell my [A] friends when I have kids
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to [A] be a long-haired [Em] child
I'm gonna want the child to be a long [A]-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be a long [A]-haired [Em] child
I'm gonna want the child to be a [A] long-haired child
And I [Em] go outside [A] and mingle in the snow
[Em] My head look like a globe [A] ain't no hair on it at all
[Em] Do I buy a wig?
[A] Should I grow my [Em] beard and comb it [A] upwards and around my ears?
[Em] Well, I can't wait for the kids to come
I [A] can't wait for the kids to [Em] come say hey, babe, you gonna know [A] no Bobby Shaw
[Em] Cuz I won't
[A] Yeah, I won't.
I know for [Em] certain I'm gonna want the child to [A] be a long-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be a [A] long-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be [A] a long-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be a [A] long-haired child
[Em] That's for sure, yeah, baby, that's [A] for sure
And when [Em] the [E] snow, it hits my temple
[Em]
I wanna rush home and put on the kettle [A] now
[Em] And warm my little brain and bald head
I'm too cold to know if I'm alive or [A] dead
But when [G] my baby slips out my mama's womb
When my baby slips out my mama's womb
We're [Am] gonna enter her new life, enter [Em] her new life, [G] that's for sure
You're [Am] gonna enter yourself back through your [G] baby's front door
Now if you want that baby to be a long-haired child
[Am] You're gonna make that baby be [A] a long-haired child
That's for sure, [C] baby, baby, [G] that's for sure
Sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop
Go [Am] right now, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh [G]-bop-sh-bop
Key:
A
Em
Am
G
E
A
Em
Am
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[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
But [Em] midwinter's day it's cold [A] and I know for certain [Em] when I go outside
[A] my head'll start hurting
[Em] It's a winter's [A] day and I know for certain when [Em] I go outside
my [A] head'll start hurting
[Em] So I'll wrap it up in materials to [A] keep my hair from getting [Em] cold
I'll wrap it up in materials [Am] to [A] keep my hair from getting [Em] cold and I said tell my friends [A] when I have kids
[Em] Yeah, I said tell my [A] friends when I have kids
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to [A] be a long-haired [Em] child
I'm gonna want the child to be a long [A]-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be a long [A]-haired [Em] child
I'm gonna want the child to be a [A] long-haired child
And I [Em] go outside [A] and mingle in the snow
[Em] My head look like a globe [A] ain't no hair on it at all
[Em] Do I buy a wig?
[A] Should I grow my [Em] beard and comb it [A] upwards and around my ears?
[Em] Well, I can't wait for the kids to come
I [A] can't wait for the kids to [Em] come say hey, babe, you gonna know [A] no Bobby Shaw
_ [Em] Cuz I won't
[A] Yeah, I won't.
I know for [Em] certain I'm gonna want the child to [A] be a long-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be a [A] long-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be [A] a long-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be a [A] long-haired child
[Em] That's for sure, yeah, baby, that's [A] for sure _
And when [Em] the [E] snow, it hits my temple
[Em] _
I wanna rush home and put on the kettle [A] now
_ [Em] And warm my little brain and bald head
I'm too cold to know if I'm alive or [A] dead
_ _ _ But when [G] my baby slips out my mama's womb
When my baby slips out my mama's womb
We're [Am] gonna enter her new life, enter [Em] her new life, [G] that's for sure
_ _ _ _ You're [Am] gonna enter yourself back through your [G] baby's front door
_ _ _ _ Now if you want that baby to be a long-haired child
[Am] You're gonna make that baby be [A] a long-haired child
That's for sure, [C] _ baby, baby, [G] that's for sure
Sh-bop-sh-bop, _ sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop
Go [Am] right now, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh [G]-bop-sh-bop _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
But [Em] midwinter's day it's cold [A] and I know for certain [Em] when I go outside
[A] my head'll start hurting
[Em] It's a winter's [A] day and I know for certain when [Em] I go outside
my [A] head'll start hurting
[Em] So I'll wrap it up in materials to [A] keep my hair from getting [Em] cold
I'll wrap it up in materials [Am] to [A] keep my hair from getting [Em] cold and I said tell my friends [A] when I have kids
[Em] Yeah, I said tell my [A] friends when I have kids
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to [A] be a long-haired [Em] child
I'm gonna want the child to be a long [A]-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be a long [A]-haired [Em] child
I'm gonna want the child to be a [A] long-haired child
And I [Em] go outside [A] and mingle in the snow
[Em] My head look like a globe [A] ain't no hair on it at all
[Em] Do I buy a wig?
[A] Should I grow my [Em] beard and comb it [A] upwards and around my ears?
[Em] Well, I can't wait for the kids to come
I [A] can't wait for the kids to [Em] come say hey, babe, you gonna know [A] no Bobby Shaw
_ [Em] Cuz I won't
[A] Yeah, I won't.
I know for [Em] certain I'm gonna want the child to [A] be a long-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be a [A] long-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be [A] a long-haired child
[Em] I'm gonna want the child to be a [A] long-haired child
[Em] That's for sure, yeah, baby, that's [A] for sure _
And when [Em] the [E] snow, it hits my temple
[Em] _
I wanna rush home and put on the kettle [A] now
_ [Em] And warm my little brain and bald head
I'm too cold to know if I'm alive or [A] dead
_ _ _ But when [G] my baby slips out my mama's womb
When my baby slips out my mama's womb
We're [Am] gonna enter her new life, enter [Em] her new life, [G] that's for sure
_ _ _ _ You're [Am] gonna enter yourself back through your [G] baby's front door
_ _ _ _ Now if you want that baby to be a long-haired child
[Am] You're gonna make that baby be [A] a long-haired child
That's for sure, [C] _ baby, baby, [G] that's for sure
Sh-bop-sh-bop, _ sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop
Go [Am] right now, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh-bop-sh-bop, sh [G]-bop-sh-bop _ _ _ _ _
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