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[Intro]
E A/E
E A/E
[Verse]
EWhere are you going and if you are going
Can A/Eyou take some time?
EWhere are you going and if you are going
Can A/Eyou take some time for me?
Can you Etake some time today, just to A/Estay?
Can you Etake some time for me, just Atoday?E  
[Chorus]
F#m7Children would say it´s the Fmaj7only way to Ebe
It´s the F#m7wisdom they have and they´re Fmaj7here to show us the Eway
[Verse]
EWhere are you going and if you are going
Can A/Eyou take some time?
EWhere are you going and if you are going
Can A/Eyou take some time for me?
[Verse]
Can you Etake some time, just to make some time
Can you A/Ekeep some time for getting you the way
Can you Etake some take, can you make some time
Can you A/Ekeep some time, for getting you the way
[Chorus]
F#m7Children would say it´s the Fmaj7only way to Ebe
It´s the F#m7wisdom they have and they´re Fmaj7here to show us the Eway
[Bridge]
E Emaj7 A/E E
E Emaj7 A/E E
G D6 E
G D6 E
G D6 E
G D6 E
[Outro]
F#m7Children would say it´s the Fmaj7only way to Ebe
It´s the F#m7wisdom they have and they´re Fmaj7here to B7show us the Eway

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Children

by Linda Perhacs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/E

F#m7

Fmaj7

Emaj7

[Intro]

E A/E

[Verse]

Where are you going and if you are going

A/E

Can you take some time?

Where are you going and if you are going

A/E

Can you take some time for me?

E A/E

Can you take some time today, just to stay?

E A E

Can you take some time for me, just today?

[Chorus]

F#m7 Fmaj7 E

Children would say it´s the only way to be

F#m7 Fmaj7 E

It´s the wisdom they have and they´re here to show us the way

[Verse]

Where are you going and if you are going

A/E

Can you take some time?

Where are you going and if you are going

A/E

Can you take some time for me?

[Verse]

Can you take some time, just to make some time

A/E

Can you keep some time for getting you the way

Can you take some take, can you make some time

A/E

Can you keep some time, for getting you the way

[Chorus]

F#m7 Fmaj7 E

Children would say it´s the only way to be

F#m7 Fmaj7 E

It´s the wisdom they have and they´re here to show us the way

[Bridge]

E Emaj7 A/E E

G D6 E

[Outro]

F#m7 Fmaj7 E

Children would say it´s the only way to be

F#m7 Fmaj7 B7 E

It´s the wisdom they have and they´re here to show us the way

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