Gordon Matthew Sumner, (nacido el 2 de octubre de 1951), más conocido por su nombre artístico Sting, es un músico inglés anteriormente bajista, cantante y líder del grupo musical The Police.
Sting nació el 2 de Octubre de 1951 en Wallsend (Newcastle, Inglaterra). Hijo de un lechero, fue educado en la religión católica. Desde temprana edad supo que quería ser músico. Asistió a la Universidad de Warwick en Coventry, aunque no llegó a titularse.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (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:
BmBmEE Young men and soldiers, nineteen fourteen.
BmBmEE Marching through countries they'd never seen
BmBmEE Virgins with rifles, a game of charades
CBmA All for a children's crusade
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:
CGCG The children of England would never be slaves
CBmG They're trapped on the wire and dying in waves
CGCG The Flower of England face down in the mud
CBmG And stained in the blood of a whole generation
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,
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 BmGAE Young men and soldiers, nineteen fourteen. BmGAC Marching through countries they'd never seen BmGAE Virgins with rifles, a game of charades CBm7ACAC All for a children's crusade
[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 CBm7A All of those young lives betrayed
Chorus: CGCG The children of England would never be slaves CBmEmBb13 They're trapped on the wire and dying in waves CGCG The Flower of England face down in the mud CBmEmBb13 And stained in the blood of a whole generation
[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 CBm7Em All for a children's crusade
During solo: EmBm7
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 [email protected] Appenzellerstr. 123 Tel: +49-89-7593734 81475 Muenchen (NeXTMail welcome) --