I Never Was A Child chords by Tony Christie

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Intro 1

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