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CAPO 5TH FRET!
Intro:
G, D, F, C
G, D, C
G, D, F, C
F, C, G
Verse:
    CLike Dfallin' rainEm,
    CThe Bmdays go by.Am  
    CCan't Dkill the painEm,
    CAnd you Bmwonder whyAm.
Chorus:
We'll Gbe Dstrong,
FHold Con,
 GA lot of Dlove to go aroundC.
GStay Dwild,
My Fsoul Cchild,
 FAnd don't you Clet 'em bring Gyou down.
Verse:
 CAnd it's Dlike a dreamEm,
 CWake me Bmwhen it's Amover.
 CSomewhere Din betweenEm, yeah,
 CEneBmmy and Amlover.D  
Chorus:
And Gwalk Dproud,
FSing out Cloud,
 GAnd always Dhurts to wonder Cwhy.
GOne more Dmile,
My Fsoul Cchild,
 FYou'll never Cknow untiGl you try
Bridge:
G, D, F, C
G, D, C
G, D, F, C
F, C, G
Verse:
 CLike Dfallin' rainEm,
 CThe Bmdays go byAm.
 CCan't Dkill the Empain, yeah,
 CAnd you Bmwonder whyAm.
Chorus:
GBe Dstrong,
FHold Con,
 GThere's a lot of Dlove to go aroundC.
GStay Dwild,
My Fsoul Cchild,
 FAnd don't you Clet 'em Gbring you down.
Why don't you Gwalk Dproud,
FSing out Cloud,
 GIt always Dhurts to wonder Cwhy.
GSleep Don,
My Fsoul Cchild,
 FYou'll never Cknow unGtil you try.
 FYou'll never Cknow unGtil you try.
 FYou'll never Cknow unGtil you try.
(Keep playing G until the song ends)

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Soul Child

by Shawn Mullins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO 5TH FRET!

Intro:

G, D, F, C

G, D, C

G, D, F, C

F, C, G

Verse:

C D Em

Like fallin' rain,

C Bm Am

The days go by.

C D Em

Can't kill the pain,

C Bm Am

And you wonder why.

Chorus:

G D

We'll be strong,

F C

Hold on,

G D C

A lot of love to go around.

G D

Stay wild,

F C

My soul child,

F C G

And don't you let 'em bring you down.

Verse:

C D Em

And it's like a dream,

C Bm Am

Wake me when it's over.

C D Em

Somewhere in between, yeah,

C Bm Am D

Enemy and lover.

Chorus:

G D

And walk proud,

F C

Sing out loud,

G D C

And always hurts to wonder why.

G D

One more mile,

F C

My soul child,

F C G

You'll never know until you try

Bridge:

G, D, F, C

G, D, C

G, D, F, C

F, C, G

Verse:

C D Em

Like fallin' rain,

C Bm Am

The days go by.

C D Em

Can't kill the pain, yeah,

C Bm Am

And you wonder why.

Chorus:

G D

Be strong,

F C

Hold on,

G D C

There's a lot of love to go around.

G D

Stay wild,

F C

My soul child,

F C G

And don't you let 'em bring you down.

G D

Why don't you walk proud,

F C

Sing out loud,

G D C

It always hurts to wonder why.

G D

Sleep on,

F C

My soul child,

F C G

You'll never know until you try.

F C G

You'll never know until you try.

F C G

You'll never know until you try.

(Keep playing G until the song ends)

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