{"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":1664731,"song":"When I Was A Child","artist":"Loggins & Messina","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11347005-when-i-was-a-child-chords-by-loggins-messina/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1664731?type=chord","rating":4.5105,"votes":5,"content":"Loggins And Messina - When I Was A Child\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen I was a child[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo wild and free[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSometimes I'd stumble[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOr fall from a tree[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut I didn't worry[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I didn't care[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI knew that my daddy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWould always be there[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh, he was my friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen no one could play[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNever too busy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh, he'd find a way[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThen off we would ramble[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith the wind in our hair[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI knew that my daddy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWould always be there[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut time has no mercy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor the growing young soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt leaves us with memories[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhile it makes us grow old[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI left my home[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen school days were through[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith visions of freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh, and dreams to come true[/tab]\r\n  \r\n \r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI've never worried[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I've never cared[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI knew that my daddy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWould always be there[/tab]\r\n  \r\n \r\nINSTRUMENTAL: [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  \r\n \r\n \r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOne night while travelling[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWord came by phone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe message was simple[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou're needed at home[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor once I did worry[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor once I did care[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI prayed that my daddy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWould wait for me there[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTime has no mercy__[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor the growing young soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt leaves us with memories[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhile it makes us grow old[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut time has no mercy__[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor the growing young soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt leaves us with memories[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhile it makes us grow old[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt makes us grow old[/tab]","plain_text":"Loggins And Messina - When I Was A Child\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n  \n \n\n\n\n\n  \n \nINSTRUMENTAL: D  A  G  F  G","chords":["A","E","D","G","Am","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}