Where Do The Children Play
Cat Stevens
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D G D G D G D G CEm C Em A D G D G [Verse 1]D G Well I think it's fine, buildingD G jumbo planesD G D G Or taking a ride on a cosmic trainD G D G Switch on summer from a slot machineD Yes, get what you want to if youG D G want 'cos you can get anythingEm A I know we've come a long way,Em A we're changing day to dayEm A But tell me, where do the childrenD G D G D G D G play? Well you roll on roads over fresh green grass For your lorry loads pumping petrol gas And you make them long, and you make them toughC G But they just go on and on, and itC G seems you can't get off Oh, I know we've come a long way We're changing day to day But tell me, where do the children play?C Em C Em A D G D GD G D G When you crack the sky, scrapers fill the air Will you keep on building higher 'til there's no more room up there?C G C Will you make us laugh, will youG make us cry?Continues after the adC G Will you tell us when to live,C G will you tell us when to die?Em7 A I know we've come a long wayEm7 A We're changing day to day--heyEm A But tell me, where do the childrenD G D G play?D G D G Do doot do, do de do doot doD G D D Do de do doot do do de do do MAIN PATTERN: D G (almost)E|---2-0-2--0------0---0--------- B|---3-3-3----3------3---3-(3)-3- G|---2-2-2-----------0---0------- D|-0----------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|--------------3---------------- E|0-| B|--| G|--| D|--| A|--| E|--|NOTE: Generally pick the pattern on all D G sections and strum in other places, but listen to the record to catch it all. (from Tea for the Tillerman, 1970) (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu) Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 18:29:43 - 0400 Cat Stevens "Where do the children play" I'll send this in chord now, and tab when I've got more time. [Verse] D G (some exceptions) Well I think It's fine Building Jumbo planes Taking a ride on a cosmic train Switch on summer from a slot machine (?) Do anything you want, 'cause you can do anything [Chorus]Em A I know we've come a long way We're changing day to day Well tell me where do the children pla-D G a-a-a-a-a-ayD G Well you roll on roads over freshD G green grass For your lorry loads pumping petrol gasC G Oh, you make them long and youC G make them tough but they just go on and on/ and it seems that you can't get off [Chorus]D G well you've cracked the skyD scrapers fill the airG but will yu keep on building higher till there's no more room up there CG will you make us laugh Will youC G make us cry? Will you tell us when to liive, will you tell us when to die?