Chords for Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Where Do The Children Play (Live at KCET, 1971) | Tea For The Tillerman
Tempo:
134.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[D]
[G] [C] Well,
[Em] [C] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] I think it's fine [G] [D] building jumbo [G] planes [A] or taking a ride [G] [D] on a cosmic train.
[G] [D] Switch on summer [G] [D] from a slotting machine.
[G] [A] Get what you want to [G] if you want, because you can [D] get anything.
[G] [Em] I know [A] we've come a long way, [Em] changing [A] day to day.
[Em] But tell me, [E] where do the children [D] play?
[G]
[D]
[G] Well, [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] you roll on roads [G] over [D] fresh green [G] grass, [D] for your lorry loads, [G] [D] pumping petrol [G] gas.
[D] And you make them long, [G] [D] and you make them [G] tough.
[C] But they just go on [Em] and on, and it seems [C] that you can't get off.
[Bm] I know [Em]
[A] we've come a long way, [Em] we're changing [A] day to day.
[Em] So tell [E] me, where do the children [D] play?
[G] [D]
[G] [D] Well, [G] [D]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [C] [Em]
[A] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
you [D] crack the sky, [G]
[D] scrapers fill the air.
[G]
But [D] will you keep on [G] building higher, till there's no [D] more room up there?
[G]
Will [C] you make us laugh?
[Bm]
Will you [C] make us cry?
[Em]
[C] Will you tell us when to live?
[Bm] Will you tell us when to die?
[Bm]
[Em] I know [A] we've come a long way, [Em] we're changing [A] day to day.
But [E] tell me, where do the children [D]
play?
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[F]
[G] [D]
[D]
[G] [C] Well,
[Em] [C] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] I think it's fine [G] [D] building jumbo [G] planes [A] or taking a ride [G] [D] on a cosmic train.
[G] [D] Switch on summer [G] [D] from a slotting machine.
[G] [A] Get what you want to [G] if you want, because you can [D] get anything.
[G] [Em] I know [A] we've come a long way, [Em] changing [A] day to day.
[Em] But tell me, [E] where do the children [D] play?
[G]
[D]
[G] Well, [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] you roll on roads [G] over [D] fresh green [G] grass, [D] for your lorry loads, [G] [D] pumping petrol [G] gas.
[D] And you make them long, [G] [D] and you make them [G] tough.
[C] But they just go on [Em] and on, and it seems [C] that you can't get off.
[Bm] I know [Em]
[A] we've come a long way, [Em] we're changing [A] day to day.
[Em] So tell [E] me, where do the children [D] play?
[G] [D]
[G] [D] Well, [G] [D]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [C] [Em]
[A] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
you [D] crack the sky, [G]
[D] scrapers fill the air.
[G]
But [D] will you keep on [G] building higher, till there's no [D] more room up there?
[G]
Will [C] you make us laugh?
[Bm]
Will you [C] make us cry?
[Em]
[C] Will you tell us when to live?
[Bm] Will you tell us when to die?
[Bm]
[Em] I know [A] we've come a long way, [Em] we're changing [A] day to day.
But [E] tell me, where do the children [D]
play?
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[F]
Key:
G
D
Em
A
C
G
D
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] Well, _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] I think it's fine [G] _ _ _ [D] building jumbo [G] planes _ _ [A] or taking a ride [G] _ _ _ [D] on a cosmic train.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] Switch on summer [G] _ _ _ [D] from a slotting machine.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] Get what you want to [G] if you want, because you can [D] get anything. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ I know [A] we've come a long way, [Em] _ _ changing [A] day to day.
[Em] _ But tell me, [E] where do the children [D] play?
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ Well, _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] you roll on roads [G] _ over _ [D] fresh green [G] grass, _ _ [D] for your lorry loads, [G] _ _ _ [D] pumping petrol [G] gas.
_ _ [D] And you make them long, [G] _ _ _ [D] and you make them [G] tough.
_ _ [C] But they just go on [Em] and on, and it seems [C] that you can't get off.
[Bm] _ _ I know [Em] _ _ _
[A] we've come a long way, [Em] _ we're changing [A] day to day.
[Em] _ So tell [E] me, where do the children [D] play? _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ Well, [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ you [D] crack the sky, [G] _ _
_ _ [D] scrapers fill the air.
[G] _ _
But [D] will you keep on [G] building higher, till there's no [D] more room up there?
_ _ [G] _ _
Will [C] you make us laugh?
_ [Bm] _ _
Will you [C] make us cry?
[Em] _ _ _
[C] Will you tell us when to live?
[Bm] Will you tell us when to die?
_ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Em] I know [A] we've come a long way, [Em] _ we're changing [A] day to _ _ day.
But [E] tell me, where do the children _ [D]
play?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] Well, _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] I think it's fine [G] _ _ _ [D] building jumbo [G] planes _ _ [A] or taking a ride [G] _ _ _ [D] on a cosmic train.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] Switch on summer [G] _ _ _ [D] from a slotting machine.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] Get what you want to [G] if you want, because you can [D] get anything. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ I know [A] we've come a long way, [Em] _ _ changing [A] day to day.
[Em] _ But tell me, [E] where do the children [D] play?
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ Well, _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] you roll on roads [G] _ over _ [D] fresh green [G] grass, _ _ [D] for your lorry loads, [G] _ _ _ [D] pumping petrol [G] gas.
_ _ [D] And you make them long, [G] _ _ _ [D] and you make them [G] tough.
_ _ [C] But they just go on [Em] and on, and it seems [C] that you can't get off.
[Bm] _ _ I know [Em] _ _ _
[A] we've come a long way, [Em] _ we're changing [A] day to day.
[Em] _ So tell [E] me, where do the children [D] play? _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ Well, [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ you [D] crack the sky, [G] _ _
_ _ [D] scrapers fill the air.
[G] _ _
But [D] will you keep on [G] building higher, till there's no [D] more room up there?
_ _ [G] _ _
Will [C] you make us laugh?
_ [Bm] _ _
Will you [C] make us cry?
[Em] _ _ _
[C] Will you tell us when to live?
[Bm] Will you tell us when to die?
_ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Em] I know [A] we've come a long way, [Em] _ we're changing [A] day to _ _ day.
But [E] tell me, where do the children _ [D]
play?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _