{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1012333,"song":"Tiny Children","artist":"The Teardrop Explodes","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11223497-tiny-children-chords-by-the-teardrop-explodes/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1012333?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"This has always been one of my favourite Julian Cope songs; simple\r\nand yet affecting. Originally done on some kind of synthesiser(s)\r\nI guess, but nice to play on a guitar.\r\n\r\nKey of C (mainly, but with Eb thrown in to keep it interesting.)\r\n\r\nIntro\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] (x4)\r\n\r\nVerse 1\r\n(Each line of the verse follow this progression. Listen for timing.)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHalf the time as I sit in disarray[/tab]\r\nI am thinking of a dream I never had\r\nThen I awake, and for a while\r\nI call your name in Colin’s house\r\nBut tiny children have a way of falling down\r\n\r\nInterlude 1\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOh, I could make a meal[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOf that wonderful despair I feel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut waking up I turn and face the wall[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 2\r\n(Each line of the verse follow this progression. Listen for timing.)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe car arrives and takes me back again[/tab]\r\nDrifting through imaginary planes\r\nAnd fighting men aboard a raft\r\nA sailing ship has run aground\r\nAnd confidence is valued in these days\r\n\r\nInterlude 2\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut each character[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIs plundering my home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd taking everything that is my own[/tab]\r\n\r\nInterlude 3\r\n(Repeat this next section twice)\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh no, I’m not sure about[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThose things that I care about[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh no, I’m not sure, not any more...[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Repeat the verse progression to fade….)\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\nRepeating Melody\r\n\r\n[tab]--------------|--------------|\r\n------8-6-5---|-----8-65-65-5|\r\n7-5-7------7-5|7-5-7-------7-|\r\n--------------|--------------|\r\n--------------|--------------|\r\n--------------|--------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n(I can't be bothered writing out all the tab, but that should be enough to get you going…)","plain_text":"This has always been one of my favourite Julian Cope songs; simple\nand yet affecting. Originally done on some kind of synthesiser(s)\nI guess, but nice to play on a guitar.\n\nKey of C (mainly, but with Eb thrown in to keep it interesting.)\n\nIntro\n\nC Dm (x4)\n\nVerse 1\n(Each line of the verse follow this progression. Listen for timing.)\n\nI am thinking of a dream I never had\nThen I awake, and for a while\nI call your name in Colin’s house\nBut tiny children have a way of falling down\n\nInterlude 1\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2\n(Each line of the verse follow this progression. Listen for timing.)\n\nDrifting through imaginary planes\nAnd fighting men aboard a raft\nA sailing ship has run aground\nAnd confidence is valued in these days\n\nInterlude 2\n\n\n\n\nInterlude 3\n(Repeat this next section twice)\n\n\n\n\n(Repeat the verse progression to fade….)\nC Dm Em Dm\n\nRepeating Melody\n\n\n\n(I can't be bothered writing out all the tab, but that should be enough to get you going…)","chords":["C","Eb","Dm","Em","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}