Intro 
D         A         G         A       (x2) 
 
D             Em7     G                    A 
   I was a child     who ran full of laughter, 
D           Em7        G               A 
   I was a child who lived for today, 
     G                                A          D                  Bm 
My eyes full of sunshine,    my heart full of smiles, 
A  G           Em7         A 
      I was a child for a day! 
 
 
D                      Em7        G                               A 
  We were the children     who sang in the morning, 
D                       Em7                 G                    A 
  We were the children who laughed at the sun, 
              G                     A            D                              Bm 
Who listened to those     who spoke with their wisdom, 
A  G                  Em7                 A 
      We are the ones we would say... 
             D                              F#7 
"... but,    we?re getting older,      as time goes by, 
Bm             D                     G   E7 
    A little older with every day, 
D                            A               
   We were the children yesterday!" 
 
Intro 
 
D                    Em7  G                            A 
   We are the men       who worry of nothing, 
D                   Em7        G                  A 
   We are the men who fight without aim, 
         G                       A           D                         Bm 
Who listen to no one,    yet speak of our wisdom, 
A  G                  Em7              A 
      We are the pawns in the game! 
            D                               F#7 
Ah--ah!   We?re getting older     as time goes by, 
Bm            D                      G   E7 
    A little older with every day, 
D                                    A 
    We were the children    of yesterday! 
       
Pausa 
 
D        F#7       (Bm   A )   (G   E7)    D         A 
       
 
D             Em7 G                          A 
   I was a child    who ran full of laughter, 
D             Em7         G                  A 
   I was a child who lived for today, 
     G                               A           D                   Bm 
My eyes full of sunshine,    my heart full of smiles, 
A  G         Em7        A 
      I was child for a day! 
 
         D                              F#7 
But...    we?re getting older      as time goes by, 
Bm             D                    G   E7 
    A little older with every day, 
D                                    A 
    We were the children    of yesterday! 
  
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