Where Do The Children Play Chords? by Cat Stevens
Tempo:
64.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G] [A]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
Well, [D] I think it's [G] fine [D] building jumbo [G] planes, [D] taking a [G] ride on [D] a cosmic train.
[G]
[D] Switch on [G] summer from [D] a slot machine, [G]
[D] cause get what you want to [G] if you want, cause you can [D] get anything.
[G]
[Em] I know [A] we've come a long [Em] way, we're [A] changing day to day, [Em] but tell [A] me, why do the children [D] play?
[G]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] Well, you roll on roads [G]
[D] over fresh [G] green grass, [D] for your lorry loads [G]
[D] pumpin' petrol gas.
[G] [D] And you make them long, [G]
[D] and you make them [G] tough, [C] but they just go on and [Em] on, and it seems [C] that you can't get off.
[G] [Em] I know [A] we've come a long [Em] way, we're [A] changing day to [Em] day, but tell [A] me, why do the children [D] play?
Hey, hey, hey, [G] hey, hey, hey, hey, [D] hey, hey, hey, hey, [G]
[D] [G] hey.
[D] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [G] Will [D] you crack the [G] sky, scrape [D] us fill the [G] air, or will [D] you keep on [G] building higher, till [D] there's no more room up there.
[G] [C] Will you make us [G] laugh?
[C] Will you make us [G] cry?
[C] Will you tell us when [G] to live?
Will you tell [C] us when to die?
[Em]
I know [A] we've come a long way
[Em] We're changing [A] day to [Em] day
But [A] tell me, where do the children [D] play?
Where [G] [D] do [G] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] the [G] [D] children
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G] [A]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
Well, [D] I think it's [G] fine [D] building jumbo [G] planes, [D] taking a [G] ride on [D] a cosmic train.
[G]
[D] Switch on [G] summer from [D] a slot machine, [G]
[D] cause get what you want to [G] if you want, cause you can [D] get anything.
[G]
[Em] I know [A] we've come a long [Em] way, we're [A] changing day to day, [Em] but tell [A] me, why do the children [D] play?
[G]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] Well, you roll on roads [G]
[D] over fresh [G] green grass, [D] for your lorry loads [G]
[D] pumpin' petrol gas.
[G] [D] And you make them long, [G]
[D] and you make them [G] tough, [C] but they just go on and [Em] on, and it seems [C] that you can't get off.
[G] [Em] I know [A] we've come a long [Em] way, we're [A] changing day to [Em] day, but tell [A] me, why do the children [D] play?
Hey, hey, hey, [G] hey, hey, hey, hey, [D] hey, hey, hey, hey, [G]
[D] [G] hey.
[D] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [G] Will [D] you crack the [G] sky, scrape [D] us fill the [G] air, or will [D] you keep on [G] building higher, till [D] there's no more room up there.
[G] [C] Will you make us [G] laugh?
[C] Will you make us [G] cry?
[C] Will you tell us when [G] to live?
Will you tell [C] us when to die?
[Em]
I know [A] we've come a long way
[Em] We're changing [A] day to [Em] day
But [A] tell me, where do the children [D] play?
Where [G] [D] do [G] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] the [G] [D] children
Key:
G
D
A
C
Em
G
D
A
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [A] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
Well, [D] I think it's [G] fine _ [D] building jumbo [G] planes, [D] taking a [G] ride on [D] a cosmic train.
[G] _
[D] Switch on [G] summer from [D] a slot machine, [G] _
[D] cause get what you want to [G] if you want, cause you can [D] get anything.
_ [G] _
_ [Em] I know [A] we've come a long [Em] way, we're [A] changing day to day, [Em] but tell [A] me, why do the children [D] play?
_ [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] Well, you roll on roads [G] _
[D] over fresh [G] green grass, [D] for your lorry loads [G] _
[D] pumpin' petrol gas.
[G] _ [D] And you make them long, [G] _
[D] and you make them [G] tough, [C] but they just go on and [Em] on, and it seems [C] that you can't get off.
[G] _ _ [Em] I know [A] we've come a long [Em] way, we're [A] changing day to [Em] day, but tell [A] me, why do the children [D] play?
Hey, hey, hey, [G] hey, hey, hey, hey, [D] hey, hey, hey, hey, _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] hey.
[D] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ Will [D] you crack the [G] sky, scrape [D] us fill the [G] air, or will [D] you keep on [G] building higher, till [D] there's no more room up there.
[G] _ [C] Will you make us [G] laugh?
[C] Will you make us [G] cry?
[C] Will you tell us when [G] to live?
Will you tell [C] us when to die?
[Em] _ _
I know [A] we've come a long way
[Em] We're changing [A] day to [Em] day
But [A] tell me, where do the children [D] play?
Where _ [G] _ _ [D] do [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [D] the _ [G] _ [D] children
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [A] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
Well, [D] I think it's [G] fine _ [D] building jumbo [G] planes, [D] taking a [G] ride on [D] a cosmic train.
[G] _
[D] Switch on [G] summer from [D] a slot machine, [G] _
[D] cause get what you want to [G] if you want, cause you can [D] get anything.
_ [G] _
_ [Em] I know [A] we've come a long [Em] way, we're [A] changing day to day, [Em] but tell [A] me, why do the children [D] play?
_ [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] Well, you roll on roads [G] _
[D] over fresh [G] green grass, [D] for your lorry loads [G] _
[D] pumpin' petrol gas.
[G] _ [D] And you make them long, [G] _
[D] and you make them [G] tough, [C] but they just go on and [Em] on, and it seems [C] that you can't get off.
[G] _ _ [Em] I know [A] we've come a long [Em] way, we're [A] changing day to [Em] day, but tell [A] me, why do the children [D] play?
Hey, hey, hey, [G] hey, hey, hey, hey, [D] hey, hey, hey, hey, _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] hey.
[D] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ Will [D] you crack the [G] sky, scrape [D] us fill the [G] air, or will [D] you keep on [G] building higher, till [D] there's no more room up there.
[G] _ [C] Will you make us [G] laugh?
[C] Will you make us [G] cry?
[C] Will you tell us when [G] to live?
Will you tell [C] us when to die?
[Em] _ _
I know [A] we've come a long way
[Em] We're changing [A] day to [Em] day
But [A] tell me, where do the children [D] play?
Where _ [G] _ _ [D] do [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [D] the _ [G] _ [D] children