The Child Is Gone

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[Intro]
G DmG Dm
x2
[Verse 1]
G Dm G Dm
Darling, give me your absence tonight
G Dm G Dm
Take the shade from the canvas and leave me the white
Gm D7 Gm D7
Let me sink in the silence that echoes inside
Gm Gm/F C7
And don't bother leaving the light on
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm Bb Fm Bb
'Cause I suddenly feel like a different person
Fm Bb Fm Bb7
From the roots of my soul come a gentle coercion
Fm Ab Bb Gb
And I ran my hand O'er a strange inversion
Fm7 Ab/Eb Bb Bb7
A vacancy that just did not belong
[Chorus]
Bbm7 Bb7 Fm Bbm Fm Bbm
The child is gone
[Bridge]
Eb C Fm
Honey help me out of this mess
Ebm7 Ab Bbm7 Bbm6
I'm a stranger to myself
Bbm6 C7 Bbm6 C7
But don't reach for me I'm too far away
Bbm6 C7
I don't wanna talk 'Cause there's
Bbm6 C7
Nothing left to say
[Verse 2]
G Dm G Dm
So my Darling, give me your absence tonight
G Dm G Dm
Take all of your sympathy and leave it outside
Gm D7 Gm D7
'Cause there's no kind of loving that can Make this alright
Gm Gm/F C7
I'm trying to find a place I belong
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm Bb Fm Bb
'Cause I suddenly feel like a different person
Fm Bb Fm Bb7
From the roots of my soul come a gentle coercion
Fm Ab Bb Gb
And I ran my hand O'er a strange inversion
Fm7 Ab/Eb Bb Bb7
As the darkness turned into the dawn
[Chorus]
Bbm7 Bb7 Fm Bbm
The child is gone
Fm Bbm
The child is gone
[Outro]
FmBbmFmBbm
x2
Fm

The Child Is Gone chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Child Is Gone by Fiona Apple. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
G  Dm  G  Dm  x2
[Verse 1]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Verse 2]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Fm Bbm Fm Bbm  x2
Fm

The Child Is Gone Chords by Fiona Apple

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