The Lost Children Chords
The Lost Children by Gordon Lightfoot is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords D, C, A, E, Am, G and Cmaj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D C A (4x)
verse 1:
C D A
Down the hall their voices ring, their feet are on the run
C D E
Phantoms on a winter sky, together they do come
Am D G Cmaj7
Faded lips and eyes of blue, they're carried in the wind
A C D E
Their laughter filled the countryside but they'll not laugh again
INTERLUDE: D C A D C A
verse 2:
C D A
All their games are ended now, their voices have been stilled
C D E
Their fathers built the tools of war by which they all were killed
Am D G Cmaj7
Their mothers made the uniforms showing which side they were on
A C D E
And the young boys were the middle men for the guns to prey upon
INTERLUDE: D C A D C A
verse 3:
C D A
You've seen the fires in the night, watched the devil as he smiled
C D E
You've heard a mothers mournful cry as she searches for her child
Am D G Cmaj7
You've seen the lines of refugees, the faces of despair
A C D E
And wondered at the wise men who never seem to care
INTERLUDE: D C A D C A
verse 4:
C D A
Goodbye you lost children, god speed you on your way
C D E
Your little beds are empty now, your toys are put away
Am D G Cmaj7
Your mother sings a lullaby as she gazes at the floor
A C D E
Your father builds more weapons and marches out once more
INTERLUDE: D C A D C A D C A
VERSE 5:
C D A
Down the hall their voices ring, their feet are on the run
C D E
Phantoms on a winter sky, together they do come
Am D G Cmaj7
Faded lips and eyes of blue, they're carried in the wind
A C D E
Their laughter filled the countryside but they'll not laugh again
OUTRO: D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A