A child's life chords by The Staple Singers

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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boy,
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do you know
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That worms turn into butterflies?
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Do you know how long it takes
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a little bird to learn to       fly?
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Do you know why grown -up
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people are born children first?
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Do you know why heaven sees men
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to make flowers cover the earth?
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Oh, if you don't,
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and until      you do,
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live a child's life
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Cause a child's life
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won't be your life very long
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Little boy, haven't you      heard
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That it's no fun to be grown up
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Do you know, to be a man
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In this world's a game     so rough
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Can you give up all the good things
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When your mom affords  you
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If the world were counting on ya
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Won't you know what to do?
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If you don't, and until you do
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Live a child's life
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Cause    a child's life
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Won't be your whole life
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Very long, no
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Oh, I know all the people   who would
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Gladly change places with     you
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They would give up all      their years
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To run barefoot through the morning  dew
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Can you give up all the good things
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being young affords  you?
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If the world were counting on you,
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would you know what to do?
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If you don't, and until      you do,
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live a child's life
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Cause a child's life
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won't be your whole life
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Very long, long, long
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Child's life won't
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be       your whole life
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Very long
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Stayin' in the way
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Stayin' in the way
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If you see a little boy, you      see a child
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It's very hard to be a man
In this world it's hard to be a man