Children Of The Wild World chords

Michael Martin Murphy

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			
verse 1 
D 
You probably come from Canada 
D         G                    D 
Where the cold wind chased you down 
D                        A 
Is that a touch of snow upon your wings 
        Bm               D 
Are you headed southward bound 
D 
Move quickly wild bird 
    G                 D 
The hunter comes from town 
D                   A 
He longs to see you on his wall 
A             Bm             D 
You match his mantelpiece in brown 
D 
Faster wild bird 
D   G             D 
The sun is sinking down 
D                     A 
I'd love to ride your noble wings 
A       Bm          D 
I would utter not a sound 

G             A            D 
There must be some kind of blue sky somewhere 
G          A            D 
God made especially for you 
D               A 
Children of the wild winds 
Bm 
Go there now 
G                   A          D 
Take what's left of living for you 

verse 2 same chords: 
D 
You probably come from Asia 
D         G                 D 
Where the seas are deep and clear 
D                          A 
When you rise to break the rolling waves 
A         Bm              D 
Your body glistens like a mirror 
D 
Faster great blue one 
D        G           D 
It's the fisherman I hear 
D                       A 
There's a pretty price upon your head 
A              Bm                D 
They're paying well for you this year 
D 
Faster great blue one 
D    G                D 
Your darkest storm is near 
D                     A 
I'd love to ride your great blue tail 
A        Bm               D 
All your secrets I'd hold dear 

G             A            D 
There must be some kind of blue sea somewhere 
G          A            D 
God made especially for you 
D               A 
Children of the wild waves 
Bm 
Go there now 
G                   A          D 
Take what's left of living for you 

verse 3 
D 
You probably come from Idaho 
D         G                   D 
Where the cool air treats you right 
D                            A 
Where you roam the sauntered mountains 
A       Bm       D 
In your savage delight 
D 
Move quickly brave bear 
D   G                   D 
The builder scales your heights 
D                        A 
Your home to him's worth millions now 
A          Bm               D 
So there's nothing he won't try 
D 
Faster brave bear 
D   G              D 
The moon is losing light 
D                   A 
I'd love to run the trail with you 
A           Bm                  D 
Scream your courage through the night 

G             A            D 
There must be some kind of mountain somewhere 
G          A            D 
God made especially for you 
D               A 
Children of the wild lands 
Bm 
Go there now 
G                   A          D 
Take what's left of living for you 

G             A            D 
There must be some kind of new world somewhere 
G          A            D 
God made especially for you 
D               A 
Children of the wild world 
Bm 
Go there now 
G                   A          D 
Take what's left of living for you