| D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G | C | Em | C | Em | A | D | G | D | G |
| D | G | D | G | |
| Well I thi | nk it's fi | ne, building j | umbo pla | nes |
| D | G | D | G | |
| Or ta | king a rid | e on a cos | mic trai | n |
| D | G | D | G | |
| Swi | tch on sum | mer from a s | lot mac | hine |
| D | G | D | G | |
| Yes, g | et what you want to if you | want 'cos you can get a | nythin | g |
| Em | A | Em | A | |
| I | know we've c | ome a long way, we | 're changing da | y to day |
| Em | A | D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G | |
| B | ut tell me, wh | ere do the children pl | ay? |
| Well you roll on roads over fresh green grass |
| For your lorryloads pumping petrol gas |
| And you make them long, and you make them tough |
| C | G | C | G | |
| But they ju | st go on and | on, and it seems you c | an't get o | ff |
| Oh, I know we've come a long way |
| We're changing day to day |
| But tell me, where do the children play? |
| C | Em | C | Em | A | D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G | |
| When you crack the sky, scrapers fill the air |
| Will you keep on building higher |
| 'til there's no more room up there? |
| C | G | C | G | |
| Will you ma | ke us la | ugh, will you | make us | cry? |
| C | G | C | G | |
| Will you te | ll us when to l | ive, will you tell us wh | en to d | ie? |
| Em7 | A | |
| I | know we've co | me a long way |
| Em7 | A | |
| W | e're changing da | y to day--hey |
| Em | A | D | G | D | G | |
| B | ut tell me, wh | ere do the children p | lay? |
| D | G | D | G | |
| Do | doot | do, do de d | o doot d | o |
| D | G | D | D | |
| Do d | e do doot d | o do de | do | do |
| MAIN PATTERN: |
| D G (almost) |
E ---2-0-2--0------0---0---------0-
B ---3-3-3----3------3---3-(3)-3---
G ---2-2-2-----------0---0---------
D -0-------------------------------
A ---------------------------------
E --------------3------------------
| NOTE: Generally pick the pattern on all D G sections and strum in other |
| places, but listen to the record to catch it all. |
| (from Tea for the Tillerman, 1970) |
| (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu) |
| Cat Stevens "Where do the children play" |
| I'll send this in chord now, and tab when I've got more time. |
| Verses: D...........G (some exceptions) |
| Well I think It's fine/ Building Jumbo planes |
| Taking a ride/ on a cosmic train |
| Switch on summer/ from a slot machine (?) |
| Do anything you want, 'cause you can do anything |
| Chorus: |
| Em | A | |
| I know we've come a long way |
| We're changing day to day |
| Well tell me where do the children pla- |
| D | G | |
| a-a-a-a-a-ay |
| D | G | D | G | |
| Well you roll on roads/ | over fresh | green grass |
| For your lorry loads/ pumping petrol gas |
| C | G | C | G | |
| Oh, you make thm long/ | and you ma | ke them tough |
| but they just go on and on/ and it seems that you can't get off |
| (CHORUS) |
| D | G | D | G | |
| well you've cracked t | he sky/ scrapers fil | l the air |
| but will yu keep on building higher/ till there's no more room up there C |
| G | C | G | |
| will you make us lau | gh/ Will you make | us cry? |
| Will you tell us when to liive, will you tell us when to die? |
| Chorus (I think A11 is substituted for Em) |
| sorry 'bout the mess, I'll send tab when I'm done moving _ _ |
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