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A Child in these Hills  -  Jackson Browne
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Capo I
[Intro]
|         D|    G     A7sus4|         D|     G      A7sus4|
|    G   D/F#|   Em          A|     D     G|  D/F#           A|
|    G   D/F#|   Em          A|         D|     G      A7sus4|
( G  A7)
I am a Dchild Gin tA7sus4hese hillsD  
I am awAay
I am alDoneG  
I A7sus4am  a  Dchild    G  A7sus4in these hiDllsG  
And A7sus4looking for DwaterG  
And A7sus4looking for Dlife
Who will Ashow me the river and Gask my name?
Is there Dnobody D/F#here who'll Gdo that?A  
Well I have Dcome to these hillsD/A  A  
I will Dcome to the riverG  
As AI cDhoose to be gone D/Afrom Athe Dhouse of my fGatherA  
I am a GchiD/F#ld       Em  Ain these DhillsG  A7sus4  
       G  D/F# Em  A        D
I  Am   Achild
[Interlude]
|      G     D/F#|    Em        A|      D      G|   D/F#    Em|
|      G     D/F#|    Em        A|           D|          D|
[Bridge]
BbChased from the gates of the city where no one had Ftouched me
I am Aaway
I am Galone
I am a Bmchild in these EhillsE7  
                   G   D/F#| Em  
And looking for water
And Alooking for lDife
Who will Ashow me the river and Gask my name?
Is there Dnobody D/F#here who'll Gdo that?A  
Well I have Dcome to these hillsD/A  A  
I will Dcome to the riverG  
     A                  D    D/A     A              D       G|  A  
As I choose to be gone from the house of my father
I am a GchiD/F#ld       Em  Ain these DhillsG  A7sus4  
       G  D/F# Em  A        D      G   A7sus4
I  Am   Achild
       G  D/F# Em  A        D      G   A7sus4
I  Am   Achild
       G  D/F# Em  A
I  Am   Achild
[Coda]
|       D|       D/C|       G/B|       Gm/Bb|
|       D|       D/C|       G/B|       Gm/Bb|
|       D||
Voicings Intro chords:
      Dxx0232
      G320033
 A7sus4x02033
Voicings Coda chords:
D      x5423x (or xx0232)
D/C    x3423x (or x3003x)
    G/Bx2003x
  Gm/Bbx1003x  
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A Child In These Hills

by Jackson Browne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

D/F#

D/A

D/C

G/B

Gm/Bb

A Child in these Hills - Jackson Browne

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Capo I

[Intro]

D G A7sus4 D G A7sus4

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G D/F# Em A D G D/F# A

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G D/F# Em A D G A7sus4

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G A7

( )

D G A7sus4 D

I am a child in these hills

I am away

D G

I am alone

A7sus4 D G A7sus4 D G

I am a child in these hills

A7sus4 D G

And looking for water

A7sus4 D

And looking for life

A G

Who will show me the river and ask my name?

D D/F# G A

Is there nobody here who'll do that?

D D/A A

Well I have come to these hills

D G

I will come to the river

A D D/A A D G A

As I choose to be gone from the house of my father

G D/F# Em A D G A7sus4

I am a child in these hills

G D/F# Em A D

Am A

I child

[Interlude]

G D/F# Em A D G D/F# Em

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G D/F# Em A D D

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[Bridge]

Bb F

Chased from the gates of the city where no one had touched me

I am away

I am alone

Bm E E7

I am a child in these hills

G D/F# Em

And looking for water

A D

And looking for life

A G

Who will show me the river and ask my name?

D D/F# G A

Is there nobody here who'll do that?

D D/A A

Well I have come to these hills

D G

I will come to the river

A D D/A A D G A

As I choose to be gone from the house of my father

G D/F# Em A D G A7sus4

I am a child in these hills

G D/F# Em A D G A7sus4

Am A

I child

G D/F# Em A D G A7sus4

Am A

I child

G D/F# Em A

Am A

I child

[Coda]

D D/C G/B Gm/Bb

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D D/C G/B Gm/Bb

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| ||

Voicings Intro chords:

xx0232

320033

A7sus4

x02033

Voicings Coda chords:

D x5423x (or xx0232)

D/C x3423x (or x3003x)

G/B

x2003x

Gm/Bb

x1003x

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