Where do The Children Play?

Tabbed by: Ryan JM
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This lovely song is basically chords
 strummed in such a way that they
hit a pattern of notes. The pattern 
you're after is this:

   D                     G
e|---2-----2-----------|---0---0
B|-----3-----3p0*------|-----3--
G|---------------------|--------
D|-0-------------------|--------
A|---------------------|--------
E|---------------------|-3------

e|-------------| 
B|(3p0*)-------| 
G|-------------| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 

And later for the "I know we've come
 a long way" part:

   Em                    A
e|---------------------|---0---0
B|---0---0-------------|-----2--
G|-----0--(0)----------|--------
D|---------------------|--------
A|---------------------|-0------
E|-0-------------------|--------

e|-------------| 
B|(2)----------| 
G|-------------| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 

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* This is to show that you lift that finger when changing chord
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Sooo what you need to do is strum 
the chords and try to stick to the
pattern. It might look like this, 
for example:

   D                     G
e|---2------2---2--xx--|---0------
B|-3---3----3---3p-xx*-|-----3----
G|-2---2--------2--xx--|-----0----
D|-0------------0--xx--|-0--------
A|---------------------|-2--------
E|---------------------|-3--------

e|0---0--xx--| 
B|----3p-xx*-| 
G|----0--xx--| 
D|----0--xx--| 
A|-----------| 
E|-----------| 

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* Some muted clicks between the chords
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Dead easy, and really nice to play 
and listen to! :)



Alright, now then..!

INTRO:

D - G X4
D - G X2



The song starts with a synth (I 
think that's what it is) but
can be played just as well on a 
guitar, an electric with a nice
soft effect, for example.

Continues after the ad
Listen to the song to get the right 
timing.
e|---0-2*--0-2-3--2-3-5-5-5--3-2-
B|-3-----------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

e|3--3-3-2----|   
B|---------3--|   
G|------------|   
D|------------|   
A|------------|   
E|------------|X2 

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* This is where the guitar comes i
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Then it goes something like this I think for the change to C:
e|---------------3-3h5p3-----
B|-1h3p1-0-1-3---------------
G|---------------------------
D|---------------------------
A|---------------------------
E|---------------------------

e|----------------| 
B|1h3p1-0-1-0-----| 
G|------------2---| 
D|----------------| 
A|----------------| 
E|----------------| 

Then to the main synth riff, which 
comes back throughout the whole
song

MAIN SYNTH RIFF:
   D                     G
e|-2-0-2-0-------------|-0---0---
B|---------3-----------|---3---3-
G|---------------------|---------
D|---------------------|---------
A|---------------------|---------
E|---------------------|---------

e|--0---------|   
B|3-----------|   
G|------------|   
D|------------|   
A|------------|   
E|------------|X2 


Oh yeah,
the bass comes in (as the guitar 
plays C) with

C - B - C - B - A, which looks like 
this:
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|-3----2------3-2-0--| 
E|--------------------| 

then plays the same note as the 
chord the guitar is
playing. Very simple. (I think it 
sounds like the synth
might also be playing what the bass 
is playing, but I'm not
sure)
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          D             G         
Well I think it's fine      
    D              G
building jumbo planes
     D            G         D    
Or taking a ride       on a 
         G
cosmic train
Switch on summer from a slot machine
Yes get what you want to if you want
 cause you can get anything

 Em           A                 
I know we've come a long way, 
Em             A
we're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children 
play?

Well you roll on roads over fresh 
green grass
For your lorryloads pumping petrol 
gas
And you make them long, and you make
 them tough
           C                G     
But they just go on and on,    and
                   C              G
 it seems that you can't get off

I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children 
play?

MIDDLEPLAY:

D - G X4


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          
Will you make us laugh,     will 
  C             G
you make us cry?
           C                  G   
Will you tell us when to live,    
                    C             G
  will you tell us when to die?

 Em7           A (just strum these 
now)
I know we've come a long way
 Em7             A
We're changing day to day--hey
 Em            A                  
But tell me, where do the children
  D    G   D  G
 play?
  D     G          D       G
Do doot do, do de do doot do
    D          G       D  D
Do de do doot do do de do do


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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