Chords for Nils Lofgren - (Crooked Line) A Child Could Tell
Tempo:
147.25 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
B
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [D]
[B]
[E]
[Em] [A]
[E] [D]
[B] [A] I'm going so different.
Yesterday it was all I could do to [E] survive.
[Em]
[G] Something gave [D] my shoulder a start.
Swept the back of [A] my rusty heart.
[C] Maybe [Bb] it's the hand of fate, [D] could be the angel.
I'm beating [A] that race, [B]
and say a [E] child could tell.
[E] That I'm in love.
A child [A] could tell, that I'm [E] in love.
[Em]
[E] [A]
Maybe it's a kind of day, when you wake up with a reason to wash your face.
Love is failing, I heard him saying.
My dirty feelings [D] are being replaced.
[B] [E]
[G] Wearing pink [D] clothes and bringing her flowers.
He said, and [A] we talked for an hour.
[C]
[G] And the [Bb] little girl next door [D] asked me today, how come I've never [A] smiled before.
She said [Am] she likes it.
[B] [E] Yeah, the child could tell.
[B]
That I'm in love.
[E]
A child could [A] tell.
That I'm in [C] love with [D] you.
[E]
A child [C] could tell.
That I've been [D] saved.
[G] Saved by love.
Not [Em] lost faith.
Changed [C] so much.
My love so [D] true.
A child could [Em] tell.
[Em]
[E]
[D]
[E]
[G] I don't [D] have to screw it out.
Why she loves me, [A] cause her rainbow doubt.
[C]
The [G] kids in the [Bb] neighborhood, [D]
all along they understood.
[A]
[B] Yeah, a child [E] could tell.
[E] That I'm in love.
[B] A [E] child [A] could tell.
[C] That I'm in love.
A [D] [E]
child [A] could tell.
[C] That I've been saved.
[D] [E] [D] [B]
[Em]
[E] [E]
[B]
[E]
[Em] [A]
[E] [D]
[B] [A] I'm going so different.
Yesterday it was all I could do to [E] survive.
[Em]
[G] Something gave [D] my shoulder a start.
Swept the back of [A] my rusty heart.
[C] Maybe [Bb] it's the hand of fate, [D] could be the angel.
I'm beating [A] that race, [B]
and say a [E] child could tell.
[E] That I'm in love.
A child [A] could tell, that I'm [E] in love.
[Em]
[E] [A]
Maybe it's a kind of day, when you wake up with a reason to wash your face.
Love is failing, I heard him saying.
My dirty feelings [D] are being replaced.
[B] [E]
[G] Wearing pink [D] clothes and bringing her flowers.
He said, and [A] we talked for an hour.
[C]
[G] And the [Bb] little girl next door [D] asked me today, how come I've never [A] smiled before.
She said [Am] she likes it.
[B] [E] Yeah, the child could tell.
[B]
That I'm in love.
[E]
A child could [A] tell.
That I'm in [C] love with [D] you.
[E]
A child [C] could tell.
That I've been [D] saved.
[G] Saved by love.
Not [Em] lost faith.
Changed [C] so much.
My love so [D] true.
A child could [Em] tell.
[Em]
[E]
[D]
[E]
[G] I don't [D] have to screw it out.
Why she loves me, [A] cause her rainbow doubt.
[C]
The [G] kids in the [Bb] neighborhood, [D]
all along they understood.
[A]
[B] Yeah, a child [E] could tell.
[E] That I'm in love.
[B] A [E] child [A] could tell.
[C] That I'm in love.
A [D] [E]
child [A] could tell.
[C] That I've been saved.
[D] [E] [D] [B]
[Em]
[E] [E]
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[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ I'm going so different.
_ _ Yesterday it was all I could do to [E] _ survive. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Something gave [D] my shoulder a start.
Swept the back of [A] my rusty heart.
[C] _ _ Maybe [Bb] it's the hand of fate, [D] could be the angel. _
I'm beating [A] that race, _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ and say a [E] child could tell.
_ _ [E] _ That I'm in love.
_ _ _ A child [A] could tell, _ _ _ that I'm [E] in love.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Maybe it's a kind of _ day, when you wake up with a reason to wash your face.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Love is failing, I heard him saying.
My dirty _ feelings [D] are being _ replaced.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Wearing pink [D] clothes and bringing her flowers.
He said, and [A] we talked for an hour.
[C] _
[G] And the [Bb] little girl next door [D] asked me today, how come I've never [A] smiled before.
_ _ _ She said [Am] she likes it.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] Yeah, the child could tell.
[B] _ _ _
That I'm in love.
[E] _ _ _
A child could [A] tell. _ _ _
That I'm in [C] love with [D] you. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
A child [C] could tell. _ _ _
That I've been [D] saved. _ _ _ _
[G] Saved by _ love. _ _
Not [Em] lost faith. _ _ _
Changed [C] so much.
_ _ My love so [D] true. _ _ _ _
A child could [Em] tell. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ I don't [D] have to screw it out.
Why she loves me, [A] cause her rainbow doubt.
_ _ _ [C] _
The [G] kids in the [Bb] neighborhood, _ [D] _
all along they _ understood.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ [B] Yeah, a child [E] could tell.
_ _ _ [E] That I'm in love.
[B] A _ _ [E] child [A] could tell.
_ _ _ _ [C] That I'm in love.
A _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ child [A] could tell.
_ _ _ _ [C] That I've been _ saved.
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ I'm going so different.
_ _ Yesterday it was all I could do to [E] _ survive. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Something gave [D] my shoulder a start.
Swept the back of [A] my rusty heart.
[C] _ _ Maybe [Bb] it's the hand of fate, [D] could be the angel. _
I'm beating [A] that race, _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ and say a [E] child could tell.
_ _ [E] _ That I'm in love.
_ _ _ A child [A] could tell, _ _ _ that I'm [E] in love.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Maybe it's a kind of _ day, when you wake up with a reason to wash your face.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Love is failing, I heard him saying.
My dirty _ feelings [D] are being _ replaced.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Wearing pink [D] clothes and bringing her flowers.
He said, and [A] we talked for an hour.
[C] _
[G] And the [Bb] little girl next door [D] asked me today, how come I've never [A] smiled before.
_ _ _ She said [Am] she likes it.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] Yeah, the child could tell.
[B] _ _ _
That I'm in love.
[E] _ _ _
A child could [A] tell. _ _ _
That I'm in [C] love with [D] you. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
A child [C] could tell. _ _ _
That I've been [D] saved. _ _ _ _
[G] Saved by _ love. _ _
Not [Em] lost faith. _ _ _
Changed [C] so much.
_ _ My love so [D] true. _ _ _ _
A child could [Em] tell. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ I don't [D] have to screw it out.
Why she loves me, [A] cause her rainbow doubt.
_ _ _ [C] _
The [G] kids in the [Bb] neighborhood, _ [D] _
all along they _ understood.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ [B] Yeah, a child [E] could tell.
_ _ _ [E] That I'm in love.
[B] A _ _ [E] child [A] could tell.
_ _ _ _ [C] That I'm in love.
A _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ child [A] could tell.
_ _ _ _ [C] That I've been _ saved.
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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