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Dave Cousins - When You Were A Child
[Intro]
C  G  Am    F    C
[Verse 1]
When you were a Gchild you were a Amfriend of mine
And I Floved you in my Cway
But though we grew aGpart, and I lost Amtouch with you
It still Fseems like yesterCdayG/B  Am  
[Chorus]
I haven't seen you in a Flong time
Oh, but I Cbet you look the same way you Galways didF  Em  Dm  
CWhen you were a Gchild you were a Amfriend of mine
And I Floved you in my Cway
[Verse 2]
When you were a Gchild you used to Ampaint for me
And I Floved you in my Cway
In time the paintings Gfaded and were Amset aside
They have Fnow been thrown aCwayG/B  Am  
[Chorus]
I haven't seen you in a Flong time
Oh, but I Cbet you look the same way you Galways didF  Em  Dm  
CWhen you were a Gchild you used to Ampaint for me
And I Floved you in my Cway
[Instrumental]
C  G  Am    F    C
[Verse 3]
When you were a Gchild you used to Amlaugh for me
And I Floved you in my Cway
But as the laughs turned Gsilver they Amcost too much
You were Ffar too grown to CplayG/B  Am  
[Chorus]
Though I hadn't seen you in a Flong time
Oh, I just Cknew you'd look the same way you Galways didF  Em  Dm  
CWhen you were a Gchild you used to Amlaugh for me
And I Floved you in my Cway

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When You Were A Child

by Dave Cousins

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G/B

Dave Cousins - When You Were A Child

[Intro]

C G Am F C

[Verse 1]

G Am

When you were a child you were a friend of mine

F C

And I loved you in my way

G Am

But though we grew apart, and I lost touch with you

F C G/B Am

It still seems like yesterday

[Chorus]

I haven't seen you in a long time

C G F Em Dm

Oh, but I bet you look the same way you always did

C G Am

When you were a child you were a friend of mine

F C

And I loved you in my way

[Verse 2]

G Am

When you were a child you used to paint for me

F C

And I loved you in my way

G Am

In time the paintings faded and were set aside

F C G/B Am

They have now been thrown away

[Chorus]

I haven't seen you in a long time

C G F Em Dm

Oh, but I bet you look the same way you always did

C G Am

When you were a child you used to paint for me

F C

And I loved you in my way

[Instrumental]

C G Am F C

[Verse 3]

G Am

When you were a child you used to laugh for me

F C

And I loved you in my way

G Am

But as the laughs turned silver they cost too much

F C G/B Am

You were far too grown to play

[Chorus]

Though I hadn't seen you in a long time

C G F Em Dm

Oh, I just knew you'd look the same way you always did

C G Am

When you were a child you used to laugh for me

F C

And I loved you in my way

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