{"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":1985849,"song":"Childish Things","artist":"James McMurtry","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11444217-childish-things-chords-by-james-mcmurtry/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1985849?type=chord","rating":4.9276,"votes":43,"content":"Tuning is EBEAC#F# - this may look compliicated, but essentially it's a Capo on the 2nd fret, but leaving\r\nthe bottom E string open. You need a certain type of Capo to do this (like a Schubb or a G7), but it's a great\r\ntuning to learn and works well for many songs containing D shapes at the second fret.\r\n[ch]Em7[/ch] (020230)\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\nAunt Clara kept her Bible right next to the phone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch] \r\nIn case she needed a quote, while she talked to someone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\nIn my memory she smiles while the blessing is said[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nAnd visions of freeze tag dance in my head[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\nShe says I'll grow up big if I eat all my roast[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nI'll still believe in heaven but I won't believe in ghosts anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nI'll put away childish things, I'll put away childish things[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\nEvery other weekend, age of thirteen[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nWith my fishin pole and my Field and Stream[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch] \r\nRidin back home on the Trailways bus[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nI looked out the window til I saw too much[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\nAnd I called my parents by their own first name[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nI played in the alley, but I didn't play the game anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nI put away childish things, I put away childish things[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe wolves howl all night long[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey won't stop and they won't go home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBeneath my window they run[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd probably it'll be alright[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf I keep it locked up tight and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nWait til daylight comes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\nNow my boy goes like a house on fire[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nHe'll never burn out and he'll never retire[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch] \r\nAnd I remember when I used to think like that[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nWhen I was young and the world was flat[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch] \r\nBut I'm 40 some years old now and man I don't care[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nAll I want now is just a comfortable chair[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\nAnd to sell all my stock and live on the coast[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nI dont believe in heaven but I still believe in ghosts[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've put away childish things, I've put away childish things,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nI've put away childish things, I've put away childish things[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe wolves howl all night long[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey won't stop and they won't go home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBeneath my window they run[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd probably it'll be alright[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf I keep it locked up tight and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nWait til daylight comes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nIf I wait til daylight comes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch] \r\n[ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]","plain_text":"Tuning is EBEAC#F# - this may look compliicated, but essentially it's a Capo on the 2nd fret, but leaving\nthe bottom E string open. You need a certain type of Capo to do this (like a Schubb or a G7), but it's a great\ntuning to learn and works well for many songs containing D shapes at the second fret.\nEm7 (020230)\n\n[Intro]\nDsus2 Asus4 Em7 Dsus2\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nBm G D A\nBm G D A\nBm G D A\nEm7 G Dsus2\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nEm7 G Dsus2 \nEm7 G Dsus2","chords":["F","E","G7","D","Em7","Dsus2","Asus4","G","Bm","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}