Child For a Day chords by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

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A
G
Em
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F#
Abdim

Intro 1

I was a child

Verse 1
A 
D 
Who ran full of laughter (A major)  (D major) 
Em 
G 
A 
I was a child  (E minor)  (G major) who lived for today  (A major) 
G 
A 
My eye (G major) s  full of sunshine  (A major) 
D 
Bm 
G 
My  (D major) heart full of smiles  (B minor)  (G major) 
Em 
A 
D 
I was a child  (E minor) for a day  (A major)  (D major) 
Em 
We were the  (E minor) children
G 
A 
D 
Who  (G major) sang in the morn (A major) ing  (D major) 
Em 
We were the chil (E minor) dren
G 
A 
 (G major) Who laughed at the sun  (A major) 
G 
A 
Who  (G major) listened to those  (A major) who spoke
D 
Bm 
G 
 (D major) with their wisdom  (B minor)  (G major) 
Em 
A 
D 
We are the ones  (E minor) we would say,  (A major) but  (D major) 

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Verse 2

We're getting older as time

goes by

A little older with everyday

We were the children of

yesterday

Verse 3
D 
 (D major) 
Em 
G 
A 
D 
We are the men  (E minor)  (G major) who worry of noth (A major) ing  (D major) 
Em 
G 
A 
We are the men  (E minor) who fight  (G major) without aim  (A major) 
G 
We  (G major) listen to no one,
A 
D 
Bm 
G 
 (A major) yet speak  (D major) of our wisdom  (B minor)  (G major) 
Em 
We are the pawn (E minor) s   in the game
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 4
D 
 (D major) 
F# 
Bm 
We're getting older  (F sharp major) as  time goes by  (B minor) 
A 
D 
G 
Abdim 
D 
A little  (A major) older with every (D major) day  (G major)  (A flatdim)  (D major) 
A 
We were the children  (A major) of yesterday
D 
 (D major) 

Interlude 1

I was a child

Verse 5
G 
 (G major) 
A 
D 
Who ran full of laughter (A major)  (D major) 
Em 
G 
A 
I was a child  (E minor) who  (G major) lived for today  (A major) 
G 
A 
My eye (G major) s  full of sunshine  (A major) 
D 
Bm 
G 
My heart  (D major) full of smiles  (B minor)  (G major) 
Em 
I was a child  (E minor) for a day
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 6
D 
 (D major) 
F# 
We're getting older  (F sharp major) as
Bm 
time goes by  (B minor) 
A 
D 
G 
Abdim 
D 
A little  (A major) older with every (D major) day  (G major)  (A flatdim)  (D major) 
A 
We were the children  (A major) of yesterday

Outro 1
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G 
 (D major)  (A major)  (G major) 
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 (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (G major) 
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G 
 (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (G major) 
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 (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (G major) 
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 (A major)  (D major)  (D major) 