D                 Bm7          F#m7
Children see life in a special way
Em           Cmaj7                C9
Maybe we can learn from what they say
                                   

[Chorus]
     G     Bm       C      
It’s chi – i - ld's play   
G     Bm       C      
Chi – i - ld's play   


[Verse 1]
     Am                                                         G        G   
When things don't look good don't turn out like they could have been     hmmm 
         Am                        Bm
When the going gets tough and you don't see enough 
       Em                        Eb
Of the things that you'd like to see

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Bb                             Fm
Kick off your shoes you've got nothing to lose you can
Bb                         Cm         F
Take all the world in your stri- i - ide 


[Chorus]
     G             C                
It's child's play  no complications 
G            C
child's play no hesitations
G     Bm       C      
Chi – i - ld's play   
G     Bm       C      
Chi – i - ld's play   


 [Verse 2] 
Am                      Am                    G         G
Run in the race but you don't get a place   Okay  
     Am                          Bm
That man on the line says you're making bad time 
           Em                       Eb
And you're going around the  wrong  way


[Pre-Chorus 2]
Bb                         Fm
Let yourself go you're the star of the show don't
Bb                          Cm      F
Let the whole world pass you  by -  y 


[Chorus]
     G            C                G            C
It's child's play no complications child's play no hesitations
G     Bm       C      
Chi – i - ld's play   
G     Bm       C      
Chi – i - ld's play   


[Interlude]
A             D              A

C             C              G               G

C             C              G               G 
                 It's only a game                ooh
C             C              G               G
ooh yeah         it's only a game        ooh-huh ooh-huh
C             C              G               G
yeah-yeah        it's only a game            ooh aah
C             C              G               G
 run babe        it's only a game  


[Verse 3]
        Am                                D                          G         G
So when things don't look good don't turn out like they could  have  been  
         Am                       Bm
When the going gets tough and you don't see enough of the
Em                          Eb
Things that you'd like  to  see


[Pre-Chorus 3]
Bb                             Fm
Kick off your shoes you've got nothing to lose you can
Bb                    Cm               F
Take all the world in your stri - i – ide 


[Chorus]
     G            C                G            C
It's child's play no complications child's play no hesitations
G     Bm       C      
Chi – i - ld's play   
G     Bm       C      
Chi – i - ld's play   
G     Bm       C         G
Chi – i - ld's play