Child For a Day chords by
Yusuf / Cat Stevens

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Key: E major

Intro 1

I was a child

Verse 1
A A 
 
D D 
 
Who ran full of laughter
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
I was a child who lived for today
G G 
 
A A 
 
My eyes  full of sunshine
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
My heart full of smiles
Em Em 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
I was a child for a day
Em Em 
 
We were the children
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
Who sang in the morning
Em Em 
 
We were the children
G G 
 
A A 
 
Who laughed at the sun
G G 
 
A A 
 
Who listened to those who spoke
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
with their wisdom
Em Em 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
We are the ones we would say, but

Verse 2
F# F# 
 
We're getting older as time
Bm Bm 
 
goes by
D D 
 
G G 
 
Abdim Abdim 
 
D D 
 
A little older with everyday
A A 
 
We were the children of
yesterday
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 

Verse 3
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
We are the men who worry of nothing
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
We are the men who fight without aim
G G 
 
We listen to no one,
A A 
 
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
yet speak of our wisdom
Em Em 
 
We are the pawns   in the game
A A

Verse 4
D D 
 
F# F# 
 
Bm Bm 
 
We're getting older as  time goes by
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Abdim Abdim 
 
D D 
 
A little older with everyday
A A 
 
We were the children of yesterday
D D

Interlude 1

Abdim

I was a child

Verse 5
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
Who ran full of laughter
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
I was a child who lived for today
G G 
 
A A 
 
My eyes  full of sunshine
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
My heart full of smiles
Em Em 
 
I was a child for a day
A A 
 

Verse 6
D D 
 
F# F# 
 
We're getting older as
Bm Bm 
 
time goes by
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Abdim Abdim 
 
D D 
 
A little older with everyday
A A 
 
We were the children of yesterday

Outro 1
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
D D

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