I Never Was A Child chords by Tony Christie

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
On the  (G major) 
Overland
Express
C 
On  (C major) the
Overland
Express
D 
G 
 (D major) I  was born into the world one  (G major) night
Mom and
Dad were with a show
C 
 (C major) We were always on the road
D 
 (D major) And I've slowly come to know
That
G 
 (G major) I, I never was a child
Like kids you see today
C 
 (C major) I never learned to play
D 
I never had the time  (D major) to occupy my mind
G 
With all the childhood things  (G major) 
C 
Like roundabouts and  (C major) swings
D 
G 
And  (D major) puppy dogs, oh  (G major) why
I never was a child
C 
I never had the  (C major) fun you get
from being young
D 
The only friends I  (D major) had
Were showmen like my dad
And none of them could see
G 
C 
 (G major) The little boy in  (C major) me
D 
G 
D 
G 
I  (D major) never was  (G major) a  child  (D major)  (G major) 
When you're going through the mill
C 
In  (C major) the world of vaudeville
D 
G 
 (D major) All the fun in life can pass you  (G major) by
See the curtains coming down
C 
 (C major) Another train, another town
D 
 (D major) Little wonder that I found
That
G 
C 
 (G major) I, I never was a child  (C major) 
D 
G 
C 
D 
Never had the  (D major) time  (G major)  (C major)  (D major) 
Ab 
I,  (A flat major) I never was a child
Db 
In this one life  (D flat major) of mine
I lost the sweetest time
Eb 
But now that I am  (E flat major) grown
With children of my own
I'm surely gonna see
Ab 
Db 
 (A flat major) They're luckier than  (D flat major) me,
Eb 
Ab 
I  (E flat major) never was  (A flat major) a   child
Eb 
Ab 
I never was a child  (E flat major)  (A flat major) 
Eb 
Ab 
 (E flat major)  (A flat major) 
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