From: as608@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Ken Nakahara) Children's Crusade - STING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the album: The Dream of the Blue Turtles Hi! My second time posting a Sting song. If anyone wants me to try to figure out anymore from Sting just holler! Bm: 224432 G:320033 A: 002220 E: 022100 C:x32010 Intro: In Bm position pluck the three top strings. Verse 1:

You^Bmng men and ^Bmsoldiers, ^Enineteen fourt^Eeen. Mar^Bmching through cou^Bmntries th^Eey'd never s^Eeen

Vir^Bmgins with ri^Bmfles, a g^Eame of cha^Erades All ^Cfor a chi^Bmldren's crusa^Ade

Verse 2: Follow same format as verse 1 Pawns in the game are not victims of chance Strewn on the fields of Belgium and France Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed Chorus:

The^C children of E^Gngland would n^Cever be sl^Gaves The^Cy're trapped on the^Bm wire and dying in^G waves

The ^CFlower of E^Gngland f^Cace down in t^Ghe mud And ^Cstained in the ^Bmblood of a whole generati^Gon

Verse 3: follow same format as verse 1 Corpulent generals safe behind lines History's lessons drowned in red wine Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed Instrumental solo Bass line during instrumental is: E-----------------| Repeat this throughout the instrumental B-----------------| G-----------------| D----0------------| A-0-2--0-2--------| E---------0-------| Repeat Chorus Verse 3: follow same format as in verse 1 Midnight in Soho nineteen eighty-four Fixing in door ways, opium slaves Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed All for a children's crusade. Fade. If you have any corrections or comments don't hesitate to send them to me, --Akira Nakahara(using my brother's account) -- Ken Nakahara as608@freenet.carleton.ca or ab218@torfree.net Toronto, Ontario From: pjoe@charon.muc.de (Peter Eybert) There was a typo in the last post. The F's should be E's. Thanks to Akira Nakahara for mentioning that. Here the corrected Version Children's Crusade (Sting, The Dream of the Blue Turtles) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F#m

^BmYoung men and ^Gsoldiers, ^Anineteen fourt^Eeen. ^BmMarching through ^Gcountries ^Athey'd never ^Cseen ^BmVirgins with ^Grifles, a ^Agame of char^Eades ^CAll for a ^Bm7children's crus^Aade ^C ^A ^C

[same chords] Pawns in the game are not victims of chance Strewn on the fields of Belgium and France Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade

^CAll of those ^Bm7young lives be^Atrayed

Chorus:

The ^Cchildren of ^GEngland would ^Cnever be ^Gslaves They're t^Crapped on the ^Bmwire and ^Emdying in ^Bb13waves The ^CFlower of ^GEngland face ^Cdown in the ^Gmud And ^Cstained in the ^Bmblood of a ^Emwhole gener^Bb13ation

[chords like verse 1] Corpulent generals safe behind lines History's lessons drowned in red wine Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed

^CAll for a ^Bm7children's crus^Emade During solo: Em Bm7

Repeat Chorus [chords like verse 3] Midnight in Soho nineteen eighty-four Fixing in door ways, opium slaves Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed All for a children's crusade. Bb13=6x678x, could be Ebmaj7/Bb=x11333 as well. -- ____________________________________________________________ Peter Eybert pjoe@charon.muc.de Appenzellerstr. 123 Tel: +49-89-7593734 81475 Muenchen (NeXTMail welcome) --

Sting - Childrens crusade