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
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Where Do The Children Play? chords
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[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
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Cat Stevens - Where Do The Children Play chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, G and D of chords. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 32 BPM before aiming for the song's 64 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Major.

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[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

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