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Tempo:   3|4
Tuning:  Standard
Capo 7
Chords:  EADGBe
       AmX02210
        DXX0232
        E022100
        CX32010
        F133211
        G320003
[Intro]
 Am   D   Am   D   Am(arpeggiated acoustic guitar)
AmWho-ooh, Dwhoo-Amaoh.
[Verse 1](Acoustic guitar, piano, bass, brushes & tambourine, over)
AmChild you're Dtalking of Ffreedom,
EPainted on your garden wall.Am(Acoustic guitar, over)
AmIt's not there at all,
AmChild you're Ctalking of Fwisdom.
You say Ewisdom is a Amgolden rule,
AmYou ain't no fool.
CBut you don't know Dwho it is, (Acoustic guitar & tambourine, over)
AmWho calls you name.
CIn the light of the Dgolden Ammoon,
CYou don't know Dwho it is who Ambrought you here.
CAnd chain-ed Gup your Dheart, (Tambourine, over)
CSo Amso-on.
[Interlude 1](Piano & Acoustic guitar)
Am  G   Am  C
[Verse 2]
AmChild, yeah, you're Clife is a Ffairytale,
EAnd it's not the same. AmOh-oh.
GIn the clouds, Oh-h,
AmYou're hiding Fbehind.
EIn your misty mind Amhave disappeared,
Like a Csailor Dfar from the Amshores of your dreams.
And Cfar from the Dlove of your Amhome,
CSailor Dlost on your Amown misty seas.
And the Cchains Gon your Dheart, baby,
Might be Ammy love,  C  Am(WaCilAming guitar, over)
CMight be my Amlove.C  Am  
DIt's so Amconfusing,
CWhen you feel Amthat you're Dlosing, Am____ Dyour-Amself. (Piano, over)
But, Amthere, huh oh yeah, Cover the Fmountains,
EThat you thought you'd never Amhave to climb.
There's Ca road, oh yeah.
CReaching and Fstretching.
To Ethe corner Amof your mind, Cohhh,. (Wailing guitar, over)
Like a Driver casts Amaside the dust.
And Cgrows and Dgrows, as it Amflows,
The Cfeeling deep Dinside of you Ammust,
CBreak Glike a Ddam.
[Coda]
AmSo set you free, Cso set you AmfreeC, Am(Wailing guitar, over)
CSo set you Amfree, Hmmm-mmm, CAhhh-hhh
DHmmm-mmm, AmHmmm-mmm.(Piano, over)
COh DyeaCh.  Am___C__D_  (Bass, over)
  C   Am     C    D   C   Am(sustained)
Hmmm-mmm, Hmmm-mmm.
End

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Child

by Free

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tempo: 3|4

Tuning: Standard

Capo 7

Chords: EADGBe

X02210

XX0232

022100

X32010

133211

320003

[Intro]

Am D Am D Am

(arpeggiated acoustic guitar)

Am D Am

Who-ooh, whoo-aoh.

[Verse 1](Acoustic guitar, piano, bass, brushes & tambourine, over)

Am D F

Child you're talking of freedom,

E Am

Painted on your garden wall.(Acoustic guitar, over)

It's not there at all,

Am C F

Child you're talking of wisdom.

E Am

You say wisdom is a golden rule,

You ain't no fool.

C D

But you don't know who it is, (Acoustic guitar & tambourine, over)

Who calls you name.

C D Am

In the light of the golden moon,

C D Am

You don't know who it is who brought you here.

C G D

And chain-ed up your heart, (Tambourine, over)

C Am

So so-on.

[Interlude 1](Piano & Acoustic guitar)

Am G Am C

[Verse 2]

Am C F

Child, yeah, you're life is a fairytale,

E Am

And it's not the same. Oh-oh.

In the clouds, Oh-h,

Am F

You're hiding behind.

E Am

In your misty mind have disappeared,

C D Am

Like a sailor far from the shores of your dreams.

C D Am

And far from the love of your home,

C D Am

Sailor lost on your own misty seas.

C G D

And the chains on your heart, baby,

Am C Am C Am

Might be my love, (Wailing guitar, over)

C Am C Am

Might be my love.

D Am

It's so confusing,

C Am D Am D Am

When you feel that you're losing, ____ your-self. (Piano, over)

Am C F

But, there, huh oh yeah, over the mountains,

E Am

That you thought you'd never have to climb.

There's a road, oh yeah.

C F

Reaching and stretching.

E Am C

To the corner of your mind, ohhh,. (Wailing guitar, over)

D Am

Like a river casts aside the dust.

C D Am

And grows and grows, as it flows,

C D Am

The feeling deep inside of you must,

C G D

Break like a dam.

[Coda]

Am C Am C Am

So set you free, so set you free, (Wailing guitar, over)

C Am C

So set you free, Hmmm-mmm, Ahhh-hhh

D Am

Hmmm-mmm, Hmmm-mmm.(Piano, over)

C D C Am C D

Oh yeah. ______ (Bass, over)

C Am C D C Am

(sustained)

Hmmm-mmm, Hmmm-mmm.

End

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