Barefoot Children Chords by Jimmy Buffett

Tempo:
121.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Barefoot Children chords
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[C]
[Am] [Em]
[G] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[D] Scratch my back [C] with the lightning bolt [Am] Thunder rolls [Em] like a bass drum note
[C] The sound of the weather [D] is heaven's [G] ragtime band
[D] We all fell down [C] from the Milky Way
[Am] Hanging around here [Em] till the judgment day
[F] Heaven only [C] knows who's in [D] command
[G] Bad [D] for children in [Em] the rain
[D] Got
[C] [G] no need to [A] [C#m] explain [D] We'd
[G] [D] be swinging on a ball [Em] and chain
[D] It's
[C] [G] always understood [Am] by those who play [Em] the game
[G]
[C] Bad [D] for children in [G] the rain
[C] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[D] Show me yours [C] and I'll show you mine [Am] Take me back to days [Em] full of monkey shines
[C] Bouncing on a bubble [D] full of trouble in the summer [G] sun
[D] Keep your wrath [C] from the river most [Am] Fiction over fact [Em] always has my vote
[F] And wrinkles only [C] go where the smiles [D] have been
[G] Bad for [D] children in [Em] the rain
[D]
[C] Got [G] no need to [Am] [C#m] explain
[D]
[G] We'd [D] be swinging on a ball [Em] and chain
[D] It's
[C] [G] always understood [Am] by those who play [Em] the game
[C] Bad [D] for children in [Em] the rain
[C]
[Am] La [Em]
[F] [C]
[G]
[C] la la
[G] la [C] la la
[Em] [D]
[C] Bad [D] for children in [G] the [C] rain
[D] Scratch my back [C] with the lightning bolt [Am] Thunder rolls [Em] like a bass drum note
[C] The sound of the weather [D] is heaven's ragtime [G] band
[C] The [G]
[D] sky turns blue [C] and the sun appears [Am] But the question's still what [Em] are we doing here?
[F] I don't think [C] the answer's close [D] at hand
[G] Bad for [D] children in [Em] the rain
[D]
[C] Got [G] no need to [A] [C#m] explain
[D]
[G] We'd [D] be swinging on a ball and [Em] chain
[D]
[C] It's always [G] understood [Am] by those who play the [Em] game
[C] Bad for [D] children in [G] the rain
In the rain
In the rain
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Jimmy Buffett - Barefoot Children chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Em, C, D, C, G, C, Am and Em. A strategic approach would be to train at 60 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 122. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] Scratch my back [C] with the lightning bolt [Am] Thunder rolls [Em] like a bass drum note
[C] The sound of the weather [D] is heaven's [G] ragtime band _ _ _ _ _
[D] We all fell down [C] from the Milky Way _
[Am] Hanging around here [Em] till the judgment day
[F] Heaven only [C] knows who's in [D] command _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Bad [D] for children in [Em] the rain
_ [D] Got _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] no need to [A] _ [C#m] explain _ [D] _ We'd _
[G] _ _ _ [D] be swinging on a ball [Em] and chain
_ [D] It's _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] always understood [Am] by those who play [Em] the game
[G] _ _
[C] _ _ Bad [D] for children in [G] the rain
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] Show me yours [C] and I'll show you mine [Am] Take me back to days [Em] full of monkey shines
[C] Bouncing on a bubble [D] full of trouble in the summer [G] sun _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Keep your wrath [C] from the river most [Am] Fiction over fact [Em] always has my vote
[F] And wrinkles only [C] go where the smiles [D] have been _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Bad for [D] children in [Em] the rain
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Got [G] no need to [Am] _ [C#m] explain
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ We'd [D] be swinging on a ball [Em] and chain
_ [D] It's _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] always understood [Am] by those who play [Em] the _ game
[C] _ _ Bad [D] for children in [Em] the rain
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ La _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ la la _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ la [C] la la _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ Bad [D] for children in [G] the [C] rain _ _ _ _ _
[D] Scratch my back [C] with the lightning bolt [Am] Thunder rolls [Em] like a bass drum note
[C] The sound of the weather [D] is heaven's ragtime [G] band
[C] The _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] sky turns blue [C] and the sun appears [Am] But the question's still what [Em] are we doing here? _
[F] I don't think [C] the answer's close [D] at hand _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Bad for [D] children in [Em] the rain
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] Got _ [G] no need to [A] _ [C#m] explain
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ We'd [D] be swinging on a ball and [Em] chain
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ It's always [G] _ understood [Am] by those who play the [Em] _ _ game
[C] _ _ Bad for [D] children in [G] the rain
_ _ _ _ In the rain
_ _ _ _ In the rain _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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