{"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":745074,"song":"For The Children","artist":"John Mellencamp","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11587074-for-the-children-chords-by-john-mellencamp/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/745074?type=chord","rating":4.67743,"votes":4,"content":"*tuned whole step down*\r\nDGCFAD\r\n\r\n[Intro\r\n[ch]E[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n I wish I could give you an answer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAs to when life really begins[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                              [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n I wish I could tell you where we went[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n When our days here   come to an end[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Wish I could see the future[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe same way I see the past[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n I wish I could draw a conclusion[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWhy nothing here seems to last[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI can't even make a guess[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOr an uneducated thought[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n All I can do here is my best[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]F#m[/ch]       \r\nAnd be thankful for what we've got   [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\naahh  aahh[/tab]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n Why do so many suffer[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nOppressed to the end of time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n Why does freedom move so slowly[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nUnable to speak its mind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Some say it's a circle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOthers think we live on a wing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n Why are promises broken[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd some think life don't mean a thing[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\n I can't even make a guess[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOr an uneducated thought[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n All I can do here is my best[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]F#m[/ch]       \r\nAnd be thankful for what we've got   [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\naahh  aahh[/tab]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n I hope you can be a child of life[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWith big dreams for everyone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n And know that dying's as natural as birth[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd our troubles here, they don't last long[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n I have worried about many things[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMost of which did not come to pass[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n I hope you find someone to give you love[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n  And that your love will last[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\n I can't even make a guess[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOr an uneducated thought[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n All I can do here is my best[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]F#m[/ch]       \r\nAnd be thankful for what we've got   [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\naahh  aahh[/tab]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]","plain_text":"*tuned whole step down*\nDGCFAD\n\n[Intro\nE      E\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nE    E   E   E\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nE    E   E   E\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nE    E   E   E","chords":["E","F#m","D","A","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"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]}}}