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[Verse 1]
Your Amchildren are not your cGhildren.
They are the sFons and daughters of Life's longing for iGtself,
They come thFrough you, but not Amfrom you
And though they'rGe with you, they belong to theAmmselves.
[Verse 2]
You may gAmive them your love, but not your thGoughts.
For they Fhave thoughts of their oGwn,
You may hFouse their bodies but not their sAmouls,
For their sGouls dwell in the house of tomAmorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams,
[Chorus 1]
 F   G   Am    Am(2x)
UUUUuuuuuuh
[Verse 3]
You may sAmtrive to be like Gthem,
but seFek not to make them like Gyou.
For lFife goes, not bacAmkward
nor taGrries with yesteAmrday.
[Verse 4]
You are the bAmows from which your chiGldren,
as living arFrows are sent fGorth,
The arFcher sees the mark upon the pAmath of the infinite,
and He Gbends you, with His miAmght
that His arrows may go swift and far.
[Chorus 2]
 F   G   Am   Am(2x)
UUUUuuuuuh
Let your beFnding in the archer's Ghand be for gladAmness;
as He lovFes the arrow that flGies, He loves all that is is stAmable,
Let your bFending in the archer's hGand be for gladnAmess,
for even as he loFves the arrow that flGies, he loves also the bow that is stAmable

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On Children

by Damien Rice

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[Verse 1]

Am G

Your children are not your children.

F G

They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself,

F Am

They come through you, but not from you

G Am

And though they're with you, they belong to themselves.

[Verse 2]

Am G

You may give them your love, but not your thoughts.

F G

For they have thoughts of their own,

F Am

You may house their bodies but not their souls,

G Am

For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,

which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams,

[Chorus 1]

F G Am Am

(2x)

UUUUuuuuuuh

[Verse 3]

Am G

You may strive to be like them,

F G

but seek not to make them like you.

F Am

For life goes, not backward

G Am

nor tarries with yesterday.

[Verse 4]

Am G

You are the bows from which your children,

F G

as living arrows are sent forth,

F Am

The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,

G Am

and He bends you, with His might

that His arrows may go swift and far.

[Chorus 2]

F G Am Am

(2x)

UUUUuuuuuh

F G Am

Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;

F G Am

as He loves the arrow that flies, He loves all that is is stable,

F G Am

Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness,

F G Am

for even as he loves the arrow that flies, he loves also the bow that is stable

About On Children Chords by Damien Rice

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