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[Intro]
Em  D  G  C  Em  Am  D  F#m
[Verse]
EmChildren Din a Ghappy home
And Clove is all we Emhave
And Amlove is all we GhaveD  
EmI've been DdisapGpearing
When Clove is not eEmnough
When Amlove is not eDnough
  CI never thought I'd Dbe so dumb
GBlaming everybody for the Cthings I've done
I never thought I'd Dbe so cruel
EmBreaking your Dheart for telling Gme the truth
  CSinging till my Dsong went flat
No EmI don't ever Dwant to sing a Gsong like Cthat
No GI don't want to Dsing another Csong like GthatD  
EmChildren Dlead me Gto my favoured one
Well she Cknows the name I Emcall
When I Amcry and cry and GcryD  
EmAll this Dfor the Ggreater good in us
Baby Cstand me on my Emfeet
Throw your Amfist across my Dcheek
  CI never thought I'd Dbe so dumb
GBlaming everybody for the Cthings I've done
I never thought I'd Dbe so cruel
EmBreaking your Dheart for telling Gme the truth
  CSinging till my Dsong went flat
No EmI don't ever Dwant to sing a Gsong like Cthat
No GI don't want to Dsing another Csong like GthatD  
 EmI want you to take me back to BmBar Ten on Mitchell Lane
CWhen I was nothing to yDou and you were nothing Gto meD  
 EmSee if I had known the future, all thBme pleasure and the pain
You know I wouldC  
Yes I'd do it Dover and over and Emover and Dover aGgainC  
Over and Emover and Dover and oGver aCgain
I never thought I'd Dbe so dumb
GBlaming everyDbody for the Cthings I've done
I never thought I'd Dbe so cruel
GBreaking your Dheart for telling Gme the Ctruth
Singing till my Dsong went flat
No EmI don't ever Dwant to sing a Gsong like Cthat
No GI don't want to Dsing another Csong like Gthat

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Children

by The Temperance Movement

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

Em D G C Em Am D F#m

[Verse]

Em D G

Children in a happy home

C Em

And love is all we have

Am G D

And love is all we have

Em D G

I've been disappearing

C Em

When love is not enough

Am D

When love is not enough

C D

I never thought I'd be so dumb

G C

Blaming everybody for the things I've done

I never thought I'd be so cruel

Em D G

Breaking your heart for telling me the truth

C D

Singing till my song went flat

Em D G C

No I don't ever want to sing a song like that

G D C G D

No I don't want to sing another song like that

Em D G

Children lead me to my favoured one

C Em

Well she knows the name I call

Am G D

When I cry and cry and cry

Em D G

All this for the greater good in us

C Em

Baby stand me on my feet

Am D

Throw your fist across my cheek

C D

I never thought I'd be so dumb

G C

Blaming everybody for the things I've done

I never thought I'd be so cruel

Em D G

Breaking your heart for telling me the truth

C D

Singing till my song went flat

Em D G C

No I don't ever want to sing a song like that

G D C G D

No I don't want to sing another song like that

Em Bm

I want you to take me back to Bar Ten on Mitchell Lane

C D G D

When I was nothing to you and you were nothing to me

Em Bm

See if I had known the future, all the pleasure and the pain

You know I would

D Em D G C

Yes I'd do it over and over and over and over again

Em D G C

Over and over and over and over again

I never thought I'd be so dumb

G D C

Blaming everybody for the things I've done

I never thought I'd be so cruel

G D G C

Breaking your heart for telling me the truth

Singing till my song went flat

Em D G C

No I don't ever want to sing a song like that

G D C G

No I don't want to sing another song like that

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