If Children Had Wings

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Gordon Lightfoot - If Children Had Wings
D/A D/A
## NOTE 1: ~ ~ ~ = Combined Walk-Down/Walk-Up from back to ##
C G
## NOTE 2: ~ ~ = Walk-Down from to ##
CAPO: 2nd Fret
EmAmD G C AmD G
[INTRO:] (2x)
[VERSE 1:]
C
There's a love I hold dear
G Em
And it shines through each year
Am C/G D/A
~ ~ ~
And it makes things seem different somehow
D/A Em C
It's for better or worse
G Em
It's for people who thirst
Am D C G
~ ~
For a love that burns brighter right now
[CHORUS:]
D Em Dm
And it shines on and on, 'til all sadness is gone
C G Am D D/AD/F#
-
And if children had wings, I would sing them their song
Em C G Em
With a smile on my face and a tear in my eye
Am D C G
~ ~
Everything will be fine by and by
EmAmD G C AmD G
[INSTRUMENTAL:]
[VERSE 2:]
C
There were things that were said
G Em
There were things that were done
Am C/G D/A
~ ~ ~
And a wife cannot stand too much pain
D/A Em C
And what I thought was best
G Em
Couldn't please her much less
Am D C G
~ ~
But my love still goes on, that won't change
[CHORUS:]
D Em Dm
And it shines on and on, 'til all sadness is gone
C G Am D D/AD/F#
-
And if children had wings, I would sing them their song
Em C G Em
With a smile on my face and a tear in my eye
Am D C G
~ ~
Everything will be fine by and by
[CHORUS:]
D Em Dm
And it shines on and on, 'til all sadness is gone
C G Am D D/AD/F#
-
And if children had wings, I would sing them their song
Em C G Em
With a smile on my face and a tear in my eye
Am D C G
~ ~
Everything will be fine by and by
EmAmD G C AmD G
[OUTRO:] (2x)

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Gordon Lightfoot - If Children Had Wings
## NOTE 1: ~ ~ ~ = Combined Walk-Down/Walk-Up from D/A back to D/A ##
## NOTE 2: ~ ~   = Walk-Down from C to G                           ##
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:] Em  Am  D  G  C  Am  D  G  (2x)
[VERSE 1:]
[CHORUS:]
[INSTRUMENTAL:] Em  Am  D  G  C  Am  D  G
[VERSE 2:]
[CHORUS:]
[CHORUS:]
[OUTRO:] Em  Am  D  G  C  Am  D  G  (2x)

If Children Had Wings Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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