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If Children Had Wings

Biography:

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr., (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music. He came to prominence in the 1960s, and broke through on the international music charts in the 1970s with songs such as "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970), "Sundown" (1974) and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976). His songs have been recorded by some of the world's most successful recording artists, including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.

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Gordon Lightfoot - If Children Had Wings

## NOTE 1: ~ ~ ~ = Combined Walk-Down/Walk-Up from D/A back to D/A ##
## NOTE 2: ~ ~ = Walk-Down from C to G ##

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[INTRO:] Em Am D G C Am D G (2x)

[VERSE 1:]
C
There's a love I hold dear
G Em
And it shines through each year
Am C/G D/A ~ ~ ~
And it makes things seem different somehow
D/A Em C
It's for better or worse
G Em
It's for people who thirst
Am D C ~ ~ G
For a love that burns brighter right now

[CHORUS:]
D Em Dm
And it shines on and on, 'til all sadness is gone
C G Am D D/A-D/F#
And if children had wings, I would sing them their song
Em C G Em
With a smile on my face and a tear in my eye
Am D C ~ ~ G
Everything will be fine by and by

[INSTRUMENTAL:] Em Am D G C Am D G

[VERSE 2:]
C
There were things that were said
G Em
There were things that were done
Am C/G D/A ~ ~ ~
And a wife cannot stand too much pain
D/A Em C
And what I thought was best
G Em
Couldn't please her much less
Am D C ~ ~ G
But my love still goes on, that won't change

[CHORUS:]
D Em Dm
And it shines on and on, 'til all sadness is gone
C G Am D D/A-D/F#
And if children had wings, I would sing them their song
Em C G Em
With a smile on my face and a tear in my eye
Am D C ~ ~ G
Everything will be fine by and by

[CHORUS:]
D Em Dm
And it shines on and on, 'til all sadness is gone
C G Am D D/A-D/F#
And if children had wings, I would sing them their song
Em C G Em
With a smile on my face and a tear in my eye
Am D C ~ ~ G
Everything will be fine by and by

[OUTRO:] Em Am D G C Am D G (2x)