{"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":1854444,"song":"The Lost Children","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1854444-the-lost-children-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1854444?type=chord","rating":4.71691,"votes":4,"content":"Gordon Lightfoot - The Lost Children\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO:] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  (4x)\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1:]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDown the hall their voices ring, their feet are on the run[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPhantoms on a winter sky, together they do come[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nFaded lips and eyes of blue, they're carried in the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTheir laughter filled the countryside but they'll not laugh again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTERLUDE:] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  \r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2:]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAll their games are ended now, their voices have been stilled [/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTheir fathers built the tools of war by which they all were killed [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nTheir mothers made the uniforms showing which side they were on [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the young boys were the middle men for the guns to prey upon[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTERLUDE:] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  \r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3:]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou've seen the fires in the night, watched the devil as he smiled [/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou've heard a mothers mournful cry as she searches for her child [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nYou've seen the lines of refugees, the faces of despair [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd wondered at the wise men who never seem to care[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTERLUDE:] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  \r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4:]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGoodbye you lost children, god speed you on your way [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYour little beds are empty now, your toys are put away [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nYour mother sings a lullaby as she gazes at the floor [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYour father builds more weapons and marches out once more[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTERLUDE:] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 5:]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDown the hall their voices ring, their feet are on the run[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPhantoms on a winter sky, together they do come[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nFaded lips and eyes of blue, they're carried in the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTheir laughter filled the countryside but they'll not laugh again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[OUTRO:] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]","plain_text":"Gordon Lightfoot - The Lost Children\n\n\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\n\n\n\n\n[INTRO:] D C A  (4x)\n\n[VERSE 1:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[INTERLUDE:] D C A   D C A  \n\n\n[VERSE 2:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[INTERLUDE:] D C A   D C A  \n\n\n[VERSE 3:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[INTERLUDE:] D C A   D C A  \n\n\n[VERSE 4:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[INTERLUDE:] D C A   D C A   D C A\n\n\n[VERSE 5:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[OUTRO:] D C A   D C A   D C A   D C A   D C A","chords":["D","C","A","E","Am","G","Cmaj7"],"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]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}