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My Wild Child

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Intro:
Am/ Aadd9repeated with an  Abass strum.  ( Aadd9is just X02200)
-------Verse 1----------------------------------------------
AmBetrayed? It's the Cquestion
GThat I am Amasking
         F                       G              Am(Aadd9/ Ametc.)
Or just a lucky one deceived by too much love?
-------Verse 2----------------------------------------------
AmConfused.  Is the Cissue.
GI'm in need of a Amrescue
FAnother Glucky one stunned by Amtoo much love
Aadd9/Am  
F-------Chorus-----------------------------------------------
FMy Wild Amchild
GShe's my salvaged shipAmwreck.
My wild Gchild, She's my Fstone.
FMy Wild Amchild
She's my Gconstant remiAmnder.
My wild Gchild, She's my AmHome.
Back to Am/Aadd9  
-------Verse 3----------------------------------------------
AmLost, Is the Cplace
GWhere I'm hammering Amstakes
             F                      G              Am(Aadd9/ Ametc.)
Sign says "a lucky one deceived by too much love"
-------Verse 4----------------------------------------------
AmSaved, is the Cstate
GThat we're told was Amgraced
FHe was just a lGucky one stunned by Amtoo much love
Aadd9/Am  
F-------Chorus-----------------------------------------------
FMy Wild Amchild
She's my Gsalvaged shipAmwreck.
My wild Gchild, She's my Fstone.
FMy Wild Amchild
GShe's my constant remiAmnder.
My wild Gchild, She's my Amhome.
Back to Am/Aadd9  
-------Verse 5----------------------------------------------
AmLife, is the Criddle
GThat we're caught in the Ammiddle
FA couple of Glucky ones tangled up in Amtoo much love
Aadd9/Am  
F
-------Chorus------------------------------------------------
FMy Wild Amchild
She's my Gsalvaged shipAmwreck.
My wild Gchild, She's my Fstone.
FMy Wild Amchild
GShe's my constant remiAmnder.
My wild Gchild, She's my Amhome.
Back to Am/Aadd9  
-------End--------------------------------------------------
- Notes: They go to Am briefly between first and second parts of the chorus, which is a 
nicer than just dwelling on the F, but I left it out of the transcription for 
 I also wrote the lyrics as I hear them rather than the liner notes, since I think
that this is how it's sung.

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My Wild Child

by Cowboy Junkies

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Aadd9

Intro:

Am Aadd9 A Aadd9

/ repeated with an bass strum. ( is just X02200)

-------Verse 1----------------------------------------------

Am C

Betrayed? It's the question

G Am

That I am asking

F G Am Am

(Aadd9/ etc.)

Or just a lucky one deceived by too much love?

-------Verse 2----------------------------------------------

Am C

Confused. Is the issue.

G Am

I'm in need of a rescue

F G Am

Another lucky one stunned by too much love

Aadd9 Am

-------Chorus-----------------------------------------------

F Am

My Wild child

G Am

She's my salvaged shipwreck.

G F

My wild child, She's my stone.

F Am

My Wild child

G Am

She's my constant reminder.

G Am

My wild child, She's my Home.

Am Aadd9

Back to /

-------Verse 3----------------------------------------------

Am C

Lost, Is the place

G Am

Where I'm hammering stakes

F G Am Am

(Aadd9/ etc.)

Sign says "a lucky one deceived by too much love"

-------Verse 4----------------------------------------------

Am C

Saved, is the state

G Am

That we're told was graced

F G Am

He was just a lucky one stunned by too much love

Aadd9 Am

-------Chorus-----------------------------------------------

F Am

My Wild child

G Am

She's my salvaged shipwreck.

G F

My wild child, She's my stone.

F Am

My Wild child

G Am

She's my constant reminder.

G Am

My wild child, She's my home.

Am Aadd9

Back to /

-------Verse 5----------------------------------------------

Am C

Life, is the riddle

G Am

That we're caught in the middle

F G Am

A couple of lucky ones tangled up in too much love

Aadd9 Am

-------Chorus------------------------------------------------

F Am

My Wild child

G Am

She's my salvaged shipwreck.

G F

My wild child, She's my stone.

F Am

My Wild child

G Am

She's my constant reminder.

G Am

My wild child, She's my home.

Am Aadd9

Back to /

-------End--------------------------------------------------

- Notes: They go to Am briefly between first and second parts of the chorus, which is a

nicer than just dwelling on the F, but I left it out of the transcription for

I also wrote the lyrics as I hear them rather than the liner notes, since I think

that this is how it's sung.

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