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Teach Your Children

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Isaac play this song with a 12 strings guitar, but it sounds good with a six strings 
:) I watched him play in Underneath Acoustic live so I'm preatty sure, just the tempo it's 
little bit difficult to get.
intro
D G D A
DYou who are on the Groad
Must have a Dcode that you can lAive by
And Dso become yourGself
Because the Dpast is just a Agoodbye.
DTeach your children wGell,
Their father's Dhell did slowly Ago by
And Dfeed them on your Gdreams
The one they Dpicked, the one you'll Aknow by.
(beware that tempo changes)
DDon't you ever ask them Gwhy, if they told you, you
                                  D     Bm    G   A(mute)
would cry,So just look at them and sigh
                        D   G   A(mute)
and know they love you.
And Dyou, of tender yGears,Can't know
the Dfears that your elders Agrew by,And so Dplease help them
with your Gyouth,They seek the Dtruth before they Acan die.
DTeach your parents Gwell,Their
children's Dhell will slowly Ago by,And feDed them on
your drGeamsThe one they pDicked,  the one you'll kAnow by.
(tempo changes)
DDon't you ever ask them Gwhy, if they told
                                           D     Bm   G   A(mute)
you, you would cry,So just look at them and sigh
                         D    G    A(mute)
and know they love you
    strum D  
and know they love you.

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Teach Your Children

by Hanson

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Isaac play this song with a 12 strings guitar, but it sounds good with a six strings

:) I watched him play in Underneath Acoustic live so I'm preatty sure, just the tempo it's

little bit difficult to get.

intro

D G D A

D G

You who are on the road

D A

Must have a code that you can live by

D G

And so become yourself

D A

Because the past is just a goodbye.

D G

Teach your children well,

D A

Their father's hell did slowly go by

D G

And feed them on your dreams

D A

The one they picked, the one you'll know by.

(beware that tempo changes)

D G

Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you

D Bm G A

(mute)

would cry,So just look at them and sigh

D G A

(mute)

and know they love you.

D G

And you, of tender years,Can't know

D A D

the fears that your elders grew by,And so please help them

G D A

with your youth,They seek the truth before they can die.

D G

Teach your parents well,Their

D A D

children's hell will slowly go by,And feed them on

G D A

your dreamsThe one they picked, the one you'll know by.

(tempo changes)

D G

Don't you ever ask them why, if they told

D Bm G A

(mute)

you, you would cry,So just look at them and sigh

D G A

(mute)

and know they love you

strum

and know they love you.

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