Children [C] - The Mavericks
[Intro] (x2)
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[Verse 1]
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A child who was raised by an unworthy hand,
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Has less of a chance of being a man.
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Well try to remember and then understand,
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Why a mother would cry while her husband lay dead.
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Shot down by the gun of a runaway train,
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'Cause life in the fast lane, it all ends the same.
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Well the same children's lives, they will always regret,
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Are the children who never forget. (F) (C) (G) (C) (F) (C) (G)
[Verse 2]
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A man ends up tired and walking alone,
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On a street corner singing for a penny a song.
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What he cannot remember, was never his own,
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Thats the answer he gave when he speaks of his home.
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Well the streets of my life I don't know anymore,
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Where the children are junkies and the ladies are whores.
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Well the same children's lives, they will always regret,
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Are the children who never forget. (F) (C) (G)
|[Chorus]
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| Goodnight, goodnight sweet child.
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|Why don't you dream with the angels, to forget for a while?
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|To forget of the life, thats been handed to you,
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|Where everything's real, yet nothing is true.
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|Well perhaps you can change what the cards always read,
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|For the children who never forget. (F) (C) (G) (C) (F) (C) (G)
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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For a time they were counting you out of this race,
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You stood up like a champion that had fallen with grace.
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Never showing the anguish that covered your face,
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You were raped and forgotten, left to die in disgrace.
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Shot down by the gun of a runaway train,
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'Cause life in the fast lane, it all ends the same.
C F C G
Well the same children's lives, they will always regret,
F G C
Are the children who never forget. (F) (C) (G)
|[Chorus]
|C F C G
| Goodnight, goodnight sweet child.
| C F C G
|Why don't you dream with the angels, to forget for a while?
| C F C G
|To forget of the life, thats been handed to you,
| C F C G
|Where everything's real, yet nothing is true.
| C F C G
|Well perhaps you can change what the cards always read,
| F G C
|For the children who never forget. (F) (C) (G) (C) (F) (C) (G)
|[Chorus] (x2)
|C F C G
| Goodnight, goodnight sweet child.
| C F C G
|Why don't you dream with the angels, to forget for a while?
| C F C G
|To forget of the life, thats been handed to you,
| C F C G
|Where everything's real, yet nothing is true.
Intro x2
C F C G C F C G
Verse 1
A C child who was F raised by C an unworGthy hand,
Has C less of a F chance of C being a G man.
Well C try to F remember C and then G understand,
Why a C mother would F cry while her C husband lay G dead.
Shot C down by the F gun of a C runaway G train,
'Cause C life in the F fast lane, it C all ends the G same.
Well the C same children's F lives, they will C always G regret,
Are the F children who G never forCget. F C G C F C G
Verse 2
A C man ends up F tired and C walking G alone,
On a C street corner F singing for a C penny a G song.
What he C cannot F remember, was C never his G own,
Thats the C answer he F gave when he C speaks of his G home.
Well the C streets of my F life I don't C know anyGmore,
Where the C children are F junkies and the C ladies are G whores.
Well the C same children's F lives, they will C always G regret,
Are the F children who G never forCget. F C G
Chorus
C GoodFnight, goodCnight sweet G child.
Why don't you C dream with the F angels, to forCget for a G while?
To forCget of the F life, thats been C handed to G you,
Where C everything's F real, yet C nothing is G true.
Well perChaps you can F change what the C cards always G read,
For the F children who G never forCget. F C G C F C G
Instrumental
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Verse 3
For a C time they were F counting you C out of this G race,
You stood C up like a F champion that had C fallen with G grace.
Never C showing the F anguish that C covered your G face,
You were C raped and forFgotten, left to C die in disGgrace.
Shot C down by the F gun of a C runaway G train,
'Cause C life in the F fast lane, it C all ends the G same.
Well the C same children's F lives, they will C always reGgret,
Are the F children who G never forCget. F C G
Chorus
C GoodFnight, goodCnight sweet G child.
Why don't you C dream with the F angels, to forCget for a G while?
To forCget of the F life, thats been C handed to G you,
Where C everything's F real, yet C nothing is G true.
Well perChaps you can F change what the C cards always G read,
For the F children who G never forCget. F C G C F C G
Chorus x2
C GoodFnight, goodCnight sweet G child.
Why don't you C dream with the F angels, to forCget for a G while?
To forCget of the F life, thats been C handed to G you,
Where C everything's F real, yet C nothing is G true.