Where Do The Children Play Chords by Cat Stevens

Tempo:
133.5 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Em

A

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
Cat Stevens - Where Do The Children Play chords
Start Jamming...
[B] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em] [A]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] Well, I think it's fine [G]
[D] building jumbo [G] planes
[D] Or taking a [G] ride [D] on a cosmic [G] train
Switch [D] on summer [G] from [D] a slot machine [G] Get [D] what you want [G] to if you want
Cause you can [D] get anything [G] I
[Em] know [A] we've come a long way
[Em] Changing [A] day to day [Em] But tell me, [A] where do the children [D] play?
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
Well, [D] you roll on roads [G]
[D] over fresh green [G] grass [D] For your lorry loads [G]
[D] pumping petrol gas
[G]
[D] And you make them long [G] and [D] you make them tired [G]
But [C] they just go on and [Em] on
And it seems [C] that you can't get off [Em] No, I know [A] we've come a long [Em] way
Changing [A] day to day [Em] But tell [A] me, where do the children [D]
play?
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] Mmm-hmm, [G] mmm-hmm [D] Mmm-hmm, [G] mmm -hmm
[C] Well, [G] [C]
[Em] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] you crack the [G] sky, you scrape [D] us build the air
[G] [D] But will you keep on [G] building higher till there's no [D] more room up there?
[G] Will [C] you make us laugh?
[G] Will you [C] make us cry?
[Em] [C] Will you tell us [Em] when to live?
Will you tell us [C] when to die?
[Em]
I know [A] we've come a long [Em] way We're [A] changing day to [Em] day
But tell me, [A] where do the children [D] play?
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[A] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[E] [N]
[E]
Key:Β Β 
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

To start learning Cat Stevens - (Live) Where Do The Children Play chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D, G and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 66 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 134 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Major.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
[B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] Well, I think it's fine [G] _ _ _
[D] building jumbo _ [G] planes _
_ [D] Or taking a [G] ride _ _ [D] on a cosmic [G] train _
Switch [D] _ on summer [G] _ from [D] a slot machine [G] _ Get _ [D] _ what you want [G] to if you want
Cause you can [D] get anything _ [G] I _ _
[Em] _ _ _ know [A] we've come a long way
[Em] _ _ Changing [A] day to day [Em] But tell me, [A] where do the children [D] play?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Well, [D] you roll on roads [G] _ _ _
[D] over fresh green [G] grass _ _ [D] For your lorry loads _ [G] _ _ _
[D] pumping petrol gas
[G] _ _ _
[D] And you make them long [G] _ and [D] you make them tired [G] _ _
But [C] they just go on and [Em] on
And it seems [C] that you can't get off [Em] _ _ No, _ _ I know [A] we've come a long [Em] way
_ Changing [A] day to day [Em] _ But tell [A] me, where do the children [D]
play?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] Mmm-hmm, [G] mmm-hmm _ [D] Mmm-hmm, [G] mmm _ -hmm _
[C] _ Well, [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] you crack the [G] sky, _ _ you scrape [D] us build the air
_ [G] _ _ [D] But will you keep on [G] building higher till there's no [D] more room up there?
_ [G] _ _ Will [C] you make us laugh?
[G] _ _ Will you [C] make us cry?
[Em] _ _ _ [C] Will you tell us [Em] when to live?
Will you tell us [C] when to die?
[Em] _
_ _ I _ know [A] we've come a long [Em] way _ We're [A] changing day to [Em] day
_ But tell me, [A] where do the children [D] play?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _

Facts about this song

The album Tea for the Tillerman includes this song, written by Cat Stevens.

You may also like to play