Chords for TOTO - Only The Children

Tempo:
120.75 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Eb

Fm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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TOTO - Only The Children chords
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[C] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Db] [Abm]
[Db] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] We keep hurting each other when words can't [Ebm] be easily [Bbm] said.
[Bb]
[Ab] No understanding or reason,
[Eb] just fear and confusion [Bbm] instead.
[Ab] We need hope for the future [Eb] and the young need a chance [Bb] to survive.
[Db] No one [Ab] knows the pain that's felt by [Eb] the innocents [Ab] that [F] fight in [G] this [Db] strange light.
[Ab] And no one sees the tears in their [Eb] eyes.
[Fm]
[Db] Yeah, [Eb]
[Fm] [Db] only the children [Ab] cry.
[Eb]
[Fm] [Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] [Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] Why do those who have plenty [Eb] ignore those with nothing [F] at all?
[Bb] [Ab] Why must the ones just beginning stand with their backs to the [Bbm] wall?
[Ab] They keep asking for answers [Eb] and we keep on telling.
[Bbm]
[Db] They only want [Ab] to understand what [Eb] they feel inside.
[F] The hunger [Fm] that tears them [Db] apart [Ab] is the one thing they've known from the [Eb] start.
[Fm] [Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] Yeah, [Db] only the children [Ab] cry.
[Eb] [Fm] [Db] Only [Ab]
[Eb] [Fm] [Db] the children [Ab] cry.
[Eb] [Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Ab] [Gm] [Bb] [C]
[Ab] [Gm] [Bb]
[Gb] [Fm] [Ab]
[E] [B] [Ebm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Dbm] [A] [Fm] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Fm] Yeah,
[Db] [Ab] [Eb] [Fm]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb] [Fm]
[Db] only the children.
[Ab] Only [Eb] the children [Fm]
[Db] cry.
[Ab] [Eb] Only [Fm]
[Db] the children [Ab] cry.
[Eb] All [Fm] of the children, [Db] [Ab] [Eb] all [Fm]
[Db] of the children [Ab] cry.
[Eb] Heal the [Fm]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb] [Fm]
[Db] [Ab] [Cm] [Fm]
[Db] [Ab] [Fm]
[Db] [Ab] [F]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb] world, yeah!
[Ab] All [Db] of the children, [Ab] all of the children.
Come back [Fm] together.
[Eb] [Fm] All of the children, [Ab] all of [Fm] the children [Db]
cry.
[Ab] [Eb] [Fm] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Fm] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Fm] Yes!
[Db]
Yes!
[Ab] [Eb] Whoo!
[Ab] Yeah!
[Db] [Ab] Woo!
Yes!
[Db] [Ab] and [Eb] life.
[Fm] Yes.
[Db] [Ab] [Eb] [G]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[N]
100%  ➙  121BPM
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
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[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] We keep hurting each other _ when words can't [Ebm] be easily [Bbm] said.
[Bb] _
_ [Ab] No understanding or reason, _
[Eb] just fear and confusion [Bbm] instead. _ _
[Ab] _ We need hope for the future [Eb] and the young need a chance [Bb] to survive. _ _
[Db] No one [Ab] knows the pain that's felt by [Eb] the innocents [Ab] that [F] fight in [G] this [Db] strange light.
_ [Ab] And no one sees the tears in their [Eb] eyes.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Db] Yeah, _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Fm] [Db] only the children [Ab] cry.
[Eb] _ _
_ [Fm] _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] Why do those who have plenty _ [Eb] ignore those with nothing [F] at all?
[Bb] _ [Ab] Why must the ones just beginning _ stand with their backs to the [Bbm] wall? _
_ [Ab] They keep asking for answers [Eb] and we keep on telling.
_ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Db] They only want [Ab] to understand what [Eb] they feel inside.
[F] The hunger [Fm] that tears them [Db] apart _ [Ab] is the one thing they've known from the [Eb] start. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] Yeah, [Db] only the children [Ab] cry. _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] Only [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Db] the children [Ab] cry.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] Yeah, _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
[Db] only the children.
[Ab] Only [Eb] the children [Fm] _
[Db] cry.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] Only _ [Fm] _ _
[Db] the children [Ab] cry.
[Eb] All [Fm] of the children, [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] [Eb] all _ _ [Fm]
[Db] of the children [Ab] cry.
[Eb] _ Heal the [Fm] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] world, yeah!
[Ab] All [Db] of the children, [Ab] all of the children.
Come back [Fm] together. _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] All of the children, [Ab] _ all of [Fm] the children [Db]
cry.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Db] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Db] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] Yes!
[Db] _
Yes!
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] Whoo!
[Ab] Yeah!
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ Woo!
Yes!
[Db] _ [Ab] and [Eb] life.
_ [Fm] Yes.
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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