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