When I Was A Child Jimmy Page, Robert Plant Chords

Tempo:
69.4 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Am

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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When I Was A Child    Jimmy Page, Robert Plant chords
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[E] [B] [E]
[B] [E]
I was reaching for the future,
[B] slowly floating in the blue.
When I [A] was a boy, [B] [A] [F#] I dreamed, [A]
dreamed [E] of you.
[B] I [E]
[B] danced upon a tree [E]
top, I drifted [B] with the stream.
[E] When I was a child, [A] [B] [F#m] I held [A] you in [E] my dreams.
[B]
[E] [A] [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
[C] [Em] [E] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [Am]
Once I [F] was a [Dm] soldier, [Em] my [Am] castles strong.
I [F] stood so [Dm] tall that [Em] I could [Am] do wrong.
[F] Innocence is [Dm] slumber.
[D] When I was a boy, [E] I [B]
was walking with a stranger.
He left without a trace.
When [G#] I was [A] a boy, [B] [F#m] I slept [A] at [E] heaven's gate.
[B] [A]
[Am] Once [F] I was a [Dm] soldier, my [Am]
castles strong.
I stood [F] so [Dm] tall that I [A] could do [Am] wrong.
[Em] Innocence [F] is [Dm] slumber.
[D]
When I was a boy.
[E]
[F#m] [A] [F#m]
[A] [C#] [E] [G#m]
[B] [A] [Am] [F]
[Dm] [A] [Am] [F]
[Dm] [A] [Am] [F]
[D]
[Am] Once [F] I was a soldier, [Dm] my [Am] castles strong.
I [F] stood so tall [Dm] that I [Am] could do wrong.
[F] Innocence is slumber.
[Dm] [Em] [E] When I was, when I [C] was, when I was, [Am] when I [D] was, when [E] I was, when I was.
Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh.
[D] Oh, [E] [F#m]
yeah.
[B] [A] Once [Am] I [F] was a soldier, [Dm] [C] my [A] castles [Am] strong.
Oh, I [F] stood so [Dm] tall that [Am] I could do wrong.
Innocence [F] is [Dm] slumber.
[Am] [E] Oh, yes, you know, so I wondered to the garden goal.
When I was a boy, I was a boy, I [F#]
[C#m] was a [E] boy.
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Am
2311
F
134211111
E
2311
A
1231
B
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To start learning Robert Plant, Jimmy Page - When I Was A Child chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, Dm, Am, F, Dm, A, Am, Em and Am. For best results, commence at 34 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 69. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Major.

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[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ I was reaching for the future, _ _
_ _ [B] slowly floating in the blue.
When I [A] was a boy, [B] _ [A] [F#] I dreamed, [A]
dreamed [E] of you.
[B] I _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] danced upon a tree [E]
top, _ _ I drifted [B] with the stream.
[E] When I was a child, [A] _ [B] _ [F#m] I held [A] you in [E] my dreams.
[B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [Am] _ _
Once I [F] was a [Dm] soldier, [Em] my [Am] castles strong.
I [F] stood so [Dm] tall that [Em] I could [Am] do wrong.
[F] Innocence is [Dm] slumber.
_ [D] When I was a boy, [E] I [B]
was walking with a stranger. _ _ _ _
He left without a trace.
When [G#] I was [A] a boy, [B] _ [F#m] I slept [A] at [E] heaven's gate.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _
[Am] _ Once [F] I was a [Dm] soldier, my [Am]
castles strong.
I stood [F] so [Dm] tall that I [A] could do [Am] wrong.
_ [Em] Innocence [F] is [Dm] slumber.
_ [D]
When I _ was a boy. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [E] _ [G#m] _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Once [F] I was a soldier, [Dm] my [Am] castles strong.
I [F] stood so tall [Dm] that I [Am] could do wrong.
_ [F] Innocence is slumber.
[Dm] _ [Em] _ [E] When I was, when I [C] was, when I was, [Am] when I [D] was, when [E] I was, when I was.
Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh.
[D] Oh, [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
yeah.
[B] [A] Once [Am] _ I [F] was a soldier, [Dm] [C] my [A] castles [Am] strong.
Oh, I [F] stood so [Dm] tall that [Am] I could do wrong.
_ Innocence [F] is [Dm] slumber.
_ [Am] _ [E] Oh, _ yes, you know, so I wondered to the garden goal.
When I was a boy, I was a boy, I [F#]
[C#m] was a [E] boy. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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