{"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":1904754,"song":"Barefoot Children","artist":"Jimmy Buffett","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1904754-barefoot-children-chords-by-jimmy-buffett/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1904754?type=chord","rating":4.96841,"votes":90,"content":"[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nScratch my back with a lightning bolt[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThunder rolls like a bass drum note[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe sound of the weather is Heaven's ragtime band[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe all fell down from the Milky Way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHangin' 'round here till the Judgment Day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHeaven only knows who is in command[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBarefoot children in the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A7[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGot no need to explain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'd be swingin' on a ball and chain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt's always understood by those who play the game[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBarefoot children in the rain[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShow me yours and I'll show you mine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTake me back to days full of monkeyshines[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBouncin' on a bubble full of trouble in the summer sun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKeep your raft from the riverboat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFiction over fact always has my vote[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd wrinkles only go where the smiles have been[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBarefoot children in the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A7[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGot no need to explain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'd be swingin' on a ball and chain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt's always understood by those who play the game[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBarefoot children in the rain[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLa la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la la[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBarefoot children in the rain[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nScratch my back with a lightning bolt[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThunder rolls like a bass drum note[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe sound of the weather is Heaven's ragtime band[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe sky turns blue and the sun appears[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut the question's still what are we doin' here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI don't think the answer's close at hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBarefoot children in the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGot no need to explain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'd be swingin' on a ball and chain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt's always understood by those who play the game[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBarefoot children in the rain[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the rain[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["D","C","Am","Em","G","F","A7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"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]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"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]}}}