Barefoot Children Chords by Jimmy Buffett

Tempo:
122.15 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] [F] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] Scratch my back with [C] 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
[D] We all fell down from [C] the Milky Way [Am] Hanging around here till [Em] the Judgment Day
[F] Heaven only [C] knows who's in [D] command
[G] Bad for [D] children in the [Em] rain
[D]
[C] Got [G] no need to [A] [C#m] explain [D] We've
[G] [D] been swinging on a ball [Em] of chain
[D]
[C] It's always [G] understood [Am] by those [C] who play [Em] the game
[G]
[C] Bad [D] for children in [G] the rain
[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 riverboat [Am] Fiction over fact [Em] always has my vote
[F] And wrinkles only [C] go where the smiles [D] have been
[G] Bad [D] for children in [Em] the rain
[D]
[C] Got [G] no need to [A] explain
[C#m] [D]
[G] We've [D] been swinging on a ball [Em] of chain
[D] It's
[C] [G] always understood [Am] by those who play [Em] the
[D] [C] game
Bad [D] for children in [Em] the rain
[C]
[Am] [Em]
[F] [C]
[G]
[C] La la la [G] la la [C] la la la
[Em] [D]
[C] Bad [D] for children [F#] in [G] the rain
[C] [G]
[D] Stretch 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
[C] [G]
[D] The 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 [D] for children in [Em] the rain
[D]
[C] Got [G] no need to [A] explain
[D] We've [G] [D] been swinging on a [Em] ball of chain
[D]
[C] It's [Em] always [G] understood [Am] by those who play [Em] the game
[C] Bad [D] for children [G] in 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 - (Album Version) Barefoot Children chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Am, Em, C, D, C, D, G, C and G of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 122. Considering the song's key of C Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Scratch my back with [C] 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 _ _ _ _ _
[D] We all fell down from [C] the Milky Way _ [Am] Hanging around here till [Em] the Judgment Day
[F] Heaven only [C] knows who's in [D] command _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Bad for [D] children in the [Em] rain
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Got [G] no need to [A] _ [C#m] explain _ [D] We've _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] been swinging on a ball [Em] of chain
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ It's always [G] _ understood [Am] by those [C] who play [Em] the game
[G] _
_ [C] _ _ Bad [D] for children in [G] the rain
[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 _ riverboat [Am] Fiction over fact [Em] always has my vote
[F] And wrinkles only [C] go where the smiles [D] have been _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Bad [D] for children in [Em] the rain
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Got [G] no need to [A] _ explain
[C#m] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ We've [D] been swinging on a ball [Em] of chain
_ [D] It's _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] always understood [Am] by those who play [Em] the _ _
[D] [C] game
_ Bad [D] for children in [Em] the rain
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ La la la _ [G] la la _ _ _ _ [C] la _ _ la la _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Bad [D] for children [F#] in [G] the rain
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] Stretch 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
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] The 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 [D] for children in [Em] the rain
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Got [G] no need to [A] _ explain
_ [D] _ We've _ [G] _ _ _ [D] been swinging on a [Em] ball of chain
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ It's [Em] always [G] understood _ [Am] by those who play [Em] the _ game
[C] _ _ Bad [D] for children [G] in the rain _ _ _ _
In the rain
_ In _ _ the rain _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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