{"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":2706705,"song":"Societys Child","artist":"Janis Ian","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11526964-societys-child-chords-by-janis-ian/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2706705?type=chord","rating":4.83927,"votes":16,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cm[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCome to my door, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cm[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFace is clean and shining black as night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nMy mother went to answer you know[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Eb[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat you looked so fine[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nNow I could understand your tears and your shame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe called you \"boy\" instead of your name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nWhen she wouldn't let you inside[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWhen she turned and said[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\"But honey, he's not our kind.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nShe says I can't see you any more, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nCan't see you anymore[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cm[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWalk me down to school, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Cm[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEverybody's acting deaf and blind[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cm[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nUntil they turn and say, \"Why don't you stick to[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nyour own kind.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nMy teachers all laugh, their smirking stares[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCutting deep down in our affairs[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nPreachers of equality[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Eb[/ch]                                              [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThink they believe it, then why won't they just let us be?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThey say I can't see you anymore baby[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nCan't see you anymore[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cm[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOne of these days I'm gonna stop my listening[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cm[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nGonna raise my head up high[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cm[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOne of these days I'm gonna raise my glistening wings and fly[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nBut that day will have to wait for a while[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBaby I'm only society's child[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nWhen we're older things may change[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Eb[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nBut for now this is the way, they must remain[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nI say I can't see you anymore baby[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nCan't see you anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo, I won't see you anymore, baby[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]","chords":["Cm","F","Eb","Bb","D","Gm","Am","D7","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}