Chords for Sondheim at 80 - Into the Woods - Children will listen
Tempo:
141.95 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Ab
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Abm] How do you say to your child in the night,
[Eb] Nothing's all black, [Ab] but then nothing's all white?
How do you say it will [Ebm] all be alright,
When [Bbm] you [F] know that it mightn't be true?
What do [Bb] you [F] do?
Careful the things you say,
[Bb] children will listen.
[F] Careful the things you do, children [Bb] will see [Eb]
[F] and [Bb]
learn.
[Eb]
[Bb] Children may not obey, but children will listen.
[F] Children will look to you, [Ab] for which way to turn,
[C] To [F] learn what to [Dm] be.
[Gm] Careful [Bb] before [Gm] you say, listen [C] to me, children will [Bb] listen.
[F]
[Cm] How [G] do you say to your child who's in flight,
Don't slip away and I won't [C] hold so tight?
[G] What do you [D] say that [Gbm] no matter how sloughed,
[Dm] Won't be misunderstood?
[E]
[A] What do you leave to your child when you're dead,
[D] Only whatever you put in its head?
[A] Things that your [Dbm] father and [A] mother had [Em] said,
[Gbm] Which were left to them [Gb]
too.
Careful what you [B] say, children will listen.
Careful [Gb] you do it too, [E] children will [B] see [A]
[Gbm] [Db] and learn.
[E] [B]
[Dbm] [G]
[F] Children will [C]
tamper with what is true,
And [D] children will turn [Ab]
[C] if you say it's [G] true.
[Em] [Bm]
[G] [Am]
Careful what [D] you say, listen to me, children will [F]
[C]
[F] [C] listen.
[G]
[C]
[N]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Abm] How do you say to your child in the night,
[Eb] Nothing's all black, [Ab] but then nothing's all white?
How do you say it will [Ebm] all be alright,
When [Bbm] you [F] know that it mightn't be true?
What do [Bb] you [F] do?
Careful the things you say,
[Bb] children will listen.
[F] Careful the things you do, children [Bb] will see [Eb]
[F] and [Bb]
learn.
[Eb]
[Bb] Children may not obey, but children will listen.
[F] Children will look to you, [Ab] for which way to turn,
[C] To [F] learn what to [Dm] be.
[Gm] Careful [Bb] before [Gm] you say, listen [C] to me, children will [Bb] listen.
[F]
[Cm] How [G] do you say to your child who's in flight,
Don't slip away and I won't [C] hold so tight?
[G] What do you [D] say that [Gbm] no matter how sloughed,
[Dm] Won't be misunderstood?
[E]
[A] What do you leave to your child when you're dead,
[D] Only whatever you put in its head?
[A] Things that your [Dbm] father and [A] mother had [Em] said,
[Gbm] Which were left to them [Gb]
too.
Careful what you [B] say, children will listen.
Careful [Gb] you do it too, [E] children will [B] see [A]
[Gbm] [Db] and learn.
[E] [B]
[Dbm] [G]
[F] Children will [C]
tamper with what is true,
And [D] children will turn [Ab]
[C] if you say it's [G] true.
[Em] [Bm]
[G] [Am]
Careful what [D] you say, listen to me, children will [F]
[C]
[F] [C] listen.
[G]
[C]
[N]
Key:
F
Bb
C
Ab
G
F
Bb
C
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] How do you say to your child in the night, _
_ [Eb] _ Nothing's all black, [Ab] but then nothing's all white?
_ _ How do you say it will [Ebm] all be alright,
When [Bbm] you [F] know that it mightn't be true? _
_ _ What do [Bb] you _ [F] do? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Careful the things you say, _
_ [Bb] _ children will listen. _
_ _ _ [F] Careful the things you do, _ children [Bb] will see [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ and [Bb] _ _ _
learn.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] Children may not obey, _ _ but children will listen. _ _
_ _ _ [F] Children will look to you, _ _ [Ab] for which way to _ turn,
[C] _ _ To [F] learn what to _ _ [Dm] be. _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ Careful [Bb] before [Gm] you say, _ _ listen [C] to me, _ _ _ _ _ children will [Bb] listen.
_ [F] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ How [G] do you say to your child who's in flight,
Don't slip away and I won't [C] hold so tight?
[G] What do you [D] say that [Gbm] no matter how sloughed,
[Dm] Won't be misunderstood?
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] What do you leave to your child when you're dead,
[D] _ Only whatever you put in its head?
_ [A] Things that your [Dbm] father and [A] mother had [Em] said,
[Gbm] Which were left to them [Gb] _
too.
_ _ Careful what you [B] _ _ say, _ _ _ _ _ _ children will listen. _ _
_ Careful [Gb] you do it too, _ [E] children will [B] _ see _ [A] _
_ [Gbm] [Db] and learn. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Children will _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
tamper with what is true,
_ And [D] children will turn _ _ [Ab] _
[C] if you say _ it's [G] true.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ Careful what [D] you say, _ _ listen to _ me, _ _ _ _ _ children will [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] listen. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] How do you say to your child in the night, _
_ [Eb] _ Nothing's all black, [Ab] but then nothing's all white?
_ _ How do you say it will [Ebm] all be alright,
When [Bbm] you [F] know that it mightn't be true? _
_ _ What do [Bb] you _ [F] do? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Careful the things you say, _
_ [Bb] _ children will listen. _
_ _ _ [F] Careful the things you do, _ children [Bb] will see [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ and [Bb] _ _ _
learn.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] Children may not obey, _ _ but children will listen. _ _
_ _ _ [F] Children will look to you, _ _ [Ab] for which way to _ turn,
[C] _ _ To [F] learn what to _ _ [Dm] be. _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ Careful [Bb] before [Gm] you say, _ _ listen [C] to me, _ _ _ _ _ children will [Bb] listen.
_ [F] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ How [G] do you say to your child who's in flight,
Don't slip away and I won't [C] hold so tight?
[G] What do you [D] say that [Gbm] no matter how sloughed,
[Dm] Won't be misunderstood?
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] What do you leave to your child when you're dead,
[D] _ Only whatever you put in its head?
_ [A] Things that your [Dbm] father and [A] mother had [Em] said,
[Gbm] Which were left to them [Gb] _
too.
_ _ Careful what you [B] _ _ say, _ _ _ _ _ _ children will listen. _ _
_ Careful [Gb] you do it too, _ [E] children will [B] _ see _ [A] _
_ [Gbm] [Db] and learn. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Children will _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
tamper with what is true,
_ And [D] children will turn _ _ [Ab] _
[C] if you say _ it's [G] true.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ Careful what [D] you say, _ _ listen to _ me, _ _ _ _ _ children will [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] listen. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
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