Child chords by Peter Hammill

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C
F
G
Em
Dm
Bb
Am
Eb
Asus4

Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
I don't know quite
F 
C 
what's happening
F 
G 
and my eyes don't see too clear;
F 
all I know is I need you here,
if only to shield me from
Em 
the mood of the world
Dm 
and hold me and say it doesn't matter....
C 
Bb 
Am 
Dm 
but I'm like a child whose dreams are shattered,

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
C 
Crowding round me: images
F 
C 
of broken thought,
F 
G 
lines of my life now overgrown.
Am 
F 
All I can feel is  I'm so alone,
without even your bright eyes
Em 
to reach into my mind
Am 
Dm 
and say that in  my life
Eb 
Dm 
I've done right,
C 
Bb 
Am 
and I'm like a moonchild in
Dm 
the sunlight.

Interlude 2

Verse 3
C 
So cast your thoughts upon me,
F 
C 
wherever you are,
F 
G 
that I may feel you close beside me
Asus4 
Am 
and hold     your hand,
F 
for you to guide me
Dm 
F 
through all these catacombs
Em 
which freeze me
with their touch;
G 
Dm 
Eb 
unknowing, knowing so  much,
Dm 
Asus4 
Dm 
my  mind cries out
C 
Bb 
Asus4 
and  I'm like a child
Am 
Dm 
when the light's out