CHILD'S PLAY
Written by Garth Porter and Clive Shakespeare
4 beats per chord
` = 2 beats * = Gmaj9/F# vocal/bass on 2+
. = staccato on Beat-3 then tacet - = melodic lick described below
[Intro](slower)
`D `Bm7 F#m7
Children see life in a special way
`Em `Cmaj7/G C9
Maybe we can learn from what they say
(a tempo)
[Chorus]
G * C G * C.
Chi-ih-ld's play chi-ih-ld's play when
[Verse]
Am Am
Things don't look good don't turn out like they could have
G G
Been hmm when the
Am Bm
Going gets tough and you don't see enough of the
Em Eb
Things that you'd like to see
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Bb Fm
Kick off your shoes you've got nothing to lose you can
Bb Cm F
Take all the world in your stri-ih-ih-ide it's
[Chorus]
G C G C
Child's play no complications child's play no hesitations
G * C G * C.
Chi-ih-ld's play chi-ih-ld's play when you
[Verse]
Am Am
Run in the race but you don't get a place
G G
Okay that
Am Bm
Man on the line says you're making bad time and you're
Em Eb
Going around the wrong way
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Bb Fm
Let yourself go you're the star of the show don't
Bb Cm F
Let the whole world pass you by-ih-ih-y it's
[Chorus]
G C G C
Child's play no complications child's play no hesitations
G * C G * C
Chi-ih-ld's play chi-ih-ld's play
[Instrumental]
A D A A
[Bridge]
C- C- G G
C- C- G G-
It's only a game ooh
C C- G G-
ooh yeah it's only a game ooh-huh ooh-huh
C C- G G-
eah-yeah it's only a game ooh aah
C C- G G-
rahnbabe it's only a game so when
[Verse]
Am D
Things don't look good don't turn out like they could have
G G
Been when the
Am Bm
Going gets tough and you don't see enough of the
Em Eb
Things that you'd like to see
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Bb Fm
Kick off your shoes you've got nothing to lose you can
Bb Cm F
Take all the world in your stri-ih-ih-ide it's
[Chorus]
G C G C
Child's play no complications child's play no hesitations
G * C G * C
Chi-ih-ld's play chi-ih-ld's play
[Outro]
G * C Gadd9 (Lead vocal holds E-note thus G6/9)
Chi-ih-ld's play_______
C B A G -bass
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