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Scared For The Children

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[Intro]
G   G/F#   G/F   Em   C   D   G   G
G   G/F#   G/F   Em   C   D   G   G
G[PauG/F#se]G/F  Em  C  D  G  G  
G   G/F#   G/F   Em   C   D   G   G
G   G/F#   G/F   Em   C   D   G   G
[Verse]
GBilly skipped school again G/F#looking like a fool again
G/FWhat a little waste for a Emtaste of a big boy'Cs life
   DI'm scared for the Gchildren
ComGputer screens and magazines, G/F#manufactured hopes and dreams
G/FPlaying in a concrete box 'cause Emmother's got her shows to watCch
   DI'm scared for the GchildrenG/F#  
[Chorus]
EmThis is the end of the age of the Ginnocent
EmOne more game before they Ggo
EmThis is the end of the age of the Ginnocent
What will we Amleave them with
Suppose we'll never B7know
[Verse]
GProcessed greens and man made meat, G/F#running out of things to eat
G/FLittle boys having way too much fuEmn playing with a big boys gunC  
   DI'm scared for the Gchildren
And Gon the day the last bird dies there G/F#won't be a drop from their big square eyes
An G/Fold man with his eyes like glass Emkisses the last blade of grassC  
   DYeah I'm scared for the GchildrenG/F#  
[Chorus]
EmThis is the end of the age of the Ginnocent
EmOne more game before they Ggo
EmThis is the end of the age of the Ginnocent
What will we Amleave them with
Suppose we'll never B7know
[Interlude]
G   G/F#   G/F   Em   C   D   G   G
G   G/F#   G/F   Em   C   D   G   G
Em         G
Em         G
Em         G
Am         B7
[Key change]
F#m        A
F#m        A
F#m        A
Bm         C#7
[Chorus]
F#mThis is the end of the age of the Ainnocent
F#mOne more game before they Ago
Yeah, F#mthis is the end of the age of the Ainnocent
AWhat will we Bmleave them with
Suppose we'll never C#mknow
[Outro]
ANo respect for anyone,    A/G#why would they after what we done
   A/GWhat an example we have setF#m,   what a planet we have Dleft
   ELet's be there for these Achildren

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Scared For The Children

by Jeff Beck

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

G/F

F#m

C#7

C#m

A/G#

A/G

[Intro]

G G/F# G/F Em C D G G

[Pause]

G G/F# G/F Em C D G G

[Verse]

G G/F#

Billy skipped school again looking like a fool again

G/F Em C

What a little waste for a taste of a big boy's life

D G

I'm scared for the children

G G/F#

Computer screens and magazines, manufactured hopes and dreams

G/F Em C

Playing in a concrete box 'cause mother's got her shows to watch

D G G/F#

I'm scared for the children

[Chorus]

Em G

This is the end of the age of the innocent

Em G

One more game before they go

Em G

This is the end of the age of the innocent

What will we leave them with

Suppose we'll never know

[Verse]

G G/F#

Processed greens and man made meat, running out of things to eat

G/F Em C

Little boys having way too much fun playing with a big boys gun

D G

I'm scared for the children

G G/F#

And on the day the last bird dies there won't be a drop from their big square eyes

G/F Em C

An old man with his eyes like glass kisses the last blade of grass

D G G/F#

Yeah I'm scared for the children

[Chorus]

Em G

This is the end of the age of the innocent

Em G

One more game before they go

Em G

This is the end of the age of the innocent

What will we leave them with

Suppose we'll never know

[Interlude]

G G/F# G/F Em C D G G

Em G

Am B7

[Key change]

F#m A

Bm C#7

[Chorus]

F#m A

This is the end of the age of the innocent

F#m A

One more game before they go

F#m A

Yeah, this is the end of the age of the innocent

A Bm

What will we leave them with

C#m

Suppose we'll never know

[Outro]

A A/G#

No respect for anyone, why would they after what we done

A/G F#m D

What an example we have set, what a planet we have left

E A

Let's be there for these children

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