Kansas - Child of innocence
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Strumming
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intended for acoustic guitar.
Chords for the chorus:
G#5 xxx144
B5 xxx477
C#5 xxx699
Verse lick tab (D E F# B):
D E E F#(D) B B
e|--2----0---0--2--2--2---2------|
B|--3----0---0--2--3--4---4------|
G|--2----1---1--3--2--4---4------|
D|--0----2---2--4--4--4---4------|
A|-------2---2--4--5--2---2------|
E|-------0---0--2----------------|
The additional D chord between the F# and B is optional, difficult but sounds pretty nice.
[Intro]
The notes in the brackets are optional
E5 B5 E D B5 D5 E5 A5 B5 E D
e|------------------7--5~--------------------------------5-----7-----|
B|------------------9--7~--------------------------------7-----9-----|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7~-------(7)-(9)------------------7-----9-----|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7~---(9)-(7)-(9)--7-------9-------7-----9-----|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5~---(9)--5---7---7-------9-------5~----7-----|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5~------7-------------------|
E5 B5 E D5 B5 D5 E5 A5 B5 E5 D5 A5 B5
e|-----------------(7)-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------(9)----------------------------------10-12~-------|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7h9p7----(7)-(9)---------(7)-(9)--9-11~-------|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7----(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)--7--9~-------|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5----(9)--5---7--(7)-(9)--5---7---------------|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5---7-----------------------|
[Verse]
BSweet child of innocence
ALiving in the present tense D E F# B
BFather Time will take his toll
ARack your body and steal your soulD E F# Bm
AWhat became of all the Gyears
Are you drowning in your teaF#rs
BWho will catch you when you Afall
Who will hear you when you cG#all
[Chorus]
C#mI wiBll cAomfBortC#m you, C#mtake your D#mhand and G#5see B5you C#5through
AI Gwill Atake Byou tC#mhrough the F#door
[Verse]
BWho do you think you are
ATry to live forever and you won't get far D E F# B
BI wait behind your door
AMakes no difference if you're rich or poorD E F# Bm
AThough you're weary and aGfraid
Still you try to flee my F#blade
BCome and walk in my new Aland
If you'll only take my hG#and
[Chorus]
C#mI wiBll cAomfBortC#m you, C#mtake your D#mhand and G#5see B5you C#5through
AI Gwill Atake Byou tC#mhrough the F#door
[Bridge]
C#mIn the image of Athose who have walked beC#mfore me hereA
C#mI am cast in the Aweb of an ancient Bspell
AI am holding on to life, AI'm drifting in the stream
AEverything's much clearer now
AWe live within a dream and never C#mwake
[Solo]
C#m G# A B x8
C#m A B
C#m E F#
C#m A B
C#m E G B C#m
[Instrumental]
E5 B5 E D B5 D5 E5 A5 B5 E D
e|------------------7--5~--------------------------------5-----7-----|
B|------------------9--7~--------------------------------7-----9-----|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7~-------(7)-(9)------------------7-----9-----|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7~---(9)-(7)-(9)--7-------9-------7-----9-----|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5~---(9)--5---7---7-------9-------5~----7-----|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5~------7-------------------|
E5 B5 E D5 B5 D5 E5 A5 B5 E5 D5 A5 B5
e|-----------------(7)-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------(9)----------------------------------10-12~-------|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7h9p7----(7)-(9)---------(7)-(9)--9-11~-------|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7----(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)--7--9~-------|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5----(9)--5---7--(7)-(9)--5---7---------------|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5---7-----------------------|
[Verse]
BmJudge not by what you see
AMore than you can count are here with meD Em F# Bm
BmGive up your foolish pride
AAll that walk the earth have died! D Em F# Bm
AWhat became of all the Gyears
Are you drowning in your teaF#rs
BWho will catch you when you Afall
Who will hear you when you cG#all B
[Chorus]
C#mI wiBll cAomfBortC#m you, C#mtake your D#mhand and G#5see B5you C#5through
AI Gwill Atake Byou tC#mhrough the F#door
[Outro]
B A B A B A
C#m B C#m
B A B A B A
C#m B C#m
A Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus2
C#m C#sus2 C#m C#sus2
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato