Chords for The Proclaimers - Your childhood - Hit the Highway
Tempo:
101.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Dm
F
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] From birth to five you're learning,
[Em]
[Am] from five to ten you're praying.
[Dm] And at ten you're [G] fifteen you're never wrong,
[Dm] but you turn [G] around and it's all [C] gone,
you're a child, [G] you're a child.
[C] Now daddy knows what he's saying,
[G]
[Am] you're in my arms and I'm praying,
[Dm] that I'll be [G] given the strength and time
[Dm] to make yours [G] just as happy as [C] mine,
you're a child.
Every morning you cry against my sleep,
[Em]
[Am] I get on, I'm angry,
but it's not a [Dm] feeling I can keep.
[F] There's no light outside,
I don't care [G] cause I know it's true,
that in our house the sun [C] shines out of you.
Well [F] you've got your mother's looks,
you're a beautiful little [Am] girl,
[Dm] you'll break boy's hearts all over this world.
[G] Then one day you'll walk out the door,
and I know [C] you'll bring mine,
[G] you'll bring mine.
[C] From five to five you're learning,
[Em]
[Am] from five to ten you're praying.
[Dm] By the time you're [G] fifteen you're never wrong,
[Dm] then you turn [G] around and it's all [C] gone,
you're a child, [G] you're a child.
[C]
[Am]
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [G]
[C]
[F] So you're trying to talk,
any day now [C] you walk,
you'll be running around,
make me act like [Dm] a frown,
but I live [F] and I breathe for my [G] little girl.
The most important thing in this whole wide world,
[C] now daddy knows what he's saying,
[Am] you're in my arms and I'm praying,
[Dm] that I'll be given [G] the strength and time,
[Dm] to make you just [G] as happy as [C] mine.
You're a child, [F] you're a child,
[C] you're a child, [F] you're a child,
[C] [F] you're a child, you're a child.
A child,
[C] a child, [F] a child, [C] a [F] child.
[C] [F]
[Dm] [G] [C]
[N]
[C] [G]
[C] From birth to five you're learning,
[Em]
[Am] from five to ten you're praying.
[Dm] And at ten you're [G] fifteen you're never wrong,
[Dm] but you turn [G] around and it's all [C] gone,
you're a child, [G] you're a child.
[C] Now daddy knows what he's saying,
[G]
[Am] you're in my arms and I'm praying,
[Dm] that I'll be [G] given the strength and time
[Dm] to make yours [G] just as happy as [C] mine,
you're a child.
Every morning you cry against my sleep,
[Em]
[Am] I get on, I'm angry,
but it's not a [Dm] feeling I can keep.
[F] There's no light outside,
I don't care [G] cause I know it's true,
that in our house the sun [C] shines out of you.
Well [F] you've got your mother's looks,
you're a beautiful little [Am] girl,
[Dm] you'll break boy's hearts all over this world.
[G] Then one day you'll walk out the door,
and I know [C] you'll bring mine,
[G] you'll bring mine.
[C] From five to five you're learning,
[Em]
[Am] from five to ten you're praying.
[Dm] By the time you're [G] fifteen you're never wrong,
[Dm] then you turn [G] around and it's all [C] gone,
you're a child, [G] you're a child.
[C]
[Am]
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [G]
[C]
[F] So you're trying to talk,
any day now [C] you walk,
you'll be running around,
make me act like [Dm] a frown,
but I live [F] and I breathe for my [G] little girl.
The most important thing in this whole wide world,
[C] now daddy knows what he's saying,
[Am] you're in my arms and I'm praying,
[Dm] that I'll be given [G] the strength and time,
[Dm] to make you just [G] as happy as [C] mine.
You're a child, [F] you're a child,
[C] you're a child, [F] you're a child,
[C] [F] you're a child, you're a child.
A child,
[C] a child, [F] a child, [C] a [F] child.
[C] [F]
[Dm] [G] [C]
[N]
Key:
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C
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Dm
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] From birth to five you're learning,
_ [Em]
[Am] from five to ten you're praying. _
[Dm] And at ten you're [G] fifteen you're never wrong,
[Dm] but you turn [G] around and it's all [C] gone,
you're a child, _ [G] you're a child. _
[C] Now daddy knows what he's saying,
[G]
[Am] you're in my _ arms and I'm praying,
[Dm] that I'll be [G] given the strength and time
[Dm] to make yours [G] just as happy as [C] mine,
you're a child. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Every morning _ you cry against my _ sleep,
_ _ _ [Em] _
[Am] _ I get on, I'm angry,
but it's not a [Dm] feeling I can keep. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ There's no light outside,
I don't care [G] cause I know it's true, _ _ _ _ _
_ that in our house the sun [C] shines out of you.
_ _ _ Well [F] you've got your mother's looks,
you're a beautiful little [Am] girl,
[Dm] you'll break boy's hearts all over this world.
[G] Then one day you'll walk out the door,
and I know [C] you'll bring mine,
[G] you'll bring mine.
[C] From five to five you're learning,
_ [Em]
[Am] from five to ten you're praying. _
[Dm] By the time you're [G] fifteen you're never wrong,
[Dm] then you turn [G] around and it's all [C] gone,
you're a child, [G] you're a child. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ So you're trying to talk,
any day now [C] you walk,
you'll be running around,
make me act like [Dm] a frown,
but I live [F] and I breathe for my [G] little girl.
The _ _ _ most important thing in this whole wide world,
[C] now daddy knows what he's saying, _
[Am] you're in my arms and I'm praying, _
[Dm] that I'll be given [G] the strength and time,
[Dm] to make you just [G] as happy as [C] mine.
You're a child, _ [F] you're a child,
[C] you're a child, _ [F] you're a child, _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] you're a child, you're a child.
A child, _
[C] _ a child, [F] a _ child, [C] _ _ a [F] _ child. _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] From birth to five you're learning,
_ [Em]
[Am] from five to ten you're praying. _
[Dm] And at ten you're [G] fifteen you're never wrong,
[Dm] but you turn [G] around and it's all [C] gone,
you're a child, _ [G] you're a child. _
[C] Now daddy knows what he's saying,
[G]
[Am] you're in my _ arms and I'm praying,
[Dm] that I'll be [G] given the strength and time
[Dm] to make yours [G] just as happy as [C] mine,
you're a child. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Every morning _ you cry against my _ sleep,
_ _ _ [Em] _
[Am] _ I get on, I'm angry,
but it's not a [Dm] feeling I can keep. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ There's no light outside,
I don't care [G] cause I know it's true, _ _ _ _ _
_ that in our house the sun [C] shines out of you.
_ _ _ Well [F] you've got your mother's looks,
you're a beautiful little [Am] girl,
[Dm] you'll break boy's hearts all over this world.
[G] Then one day you'll walk out the door,
and I know [C] you'll bring mine,
[G] you'll bring mine.
[C] From five to five you're learning,
_ [Em]
[Am] from five to ten you're praying. _
[Dm] By the time you're [G] fifteen you're never wrong,
[Dm] then you turn [G] around and it's all [C] gone,
you're a child, [G] you're a child. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ So you're trying to talk,
any day now [C] you walk,
you'll be running around,
make me act like [Dm] a frown,
but I live [F] and I breathe for my [G] little girl.
The _ _ _ most important thing in this whole wide world,
[C] now daddy knows what he's saying, _
[Am] you're in my arms and I'm praying, _
[Dm] that I'll be given [G] the strength and time,
[Dm] to make you just [G] as happy as [C] mine.
You're a child, _ [F] you're a child,
[C] you're a child, _ [F] you're a child, _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] you're a child, you're a child.
A child, _
[C] _ a child, [F] a _ child, [C] _ _ a [F] _ child. _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _