And The Children Laughing
Bee Gees
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Tom : D
[Intro - Riff]
D Dsus4 Dsus2 D Dsus4
E|-------2--------3--------0---|-------2--------3--------0h2h3---|
B|-------3--------3--------2---|-------3--------3--------2-------|
G|-------2--------2--------3---|-------2--------2--------3-------|
D|---0-----------------0-------|---0-----------------0-----------|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G F#m A/E D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...
[Verse 1]
D Bm
Well, I been working up a fever trying to
Em A D Bm Em A
Straighten up the mess in my mind about this place
D Bm Em
I can't contain myself anymore
A D D7
Can't you see it's written all over my face
G F#m
Why don't you get on your feet
G F#m
It's about time you got to think
G F#m
What ever happened to peace
G A D F#m G
Well open your eyes and you'll seeeeeeeeeeeee
A D F#m G
children laughing,
A D F#m G
Voices singin',
A D F#m G A
hearts a-beatin'
G F#m A/E D Dsus4 D Dsus4
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...
[Verse 2]
D Bm
You're always talkin' right and talkin about
Em A D Bm Em A
The world and its corruption and moral decay
D Bm Em
But what you gonna do about it, nothing
A D D7
'cause you're more like children than children while they play
G F#m G
Why, you're so clean through and through you won't shake hands
F#m G F#m
With a negro who's maybe cleaner then you
G A D F#m G
Well listen around and you'll heeeeeeeeeeeear
A D F#m G
children laughing,
[Refrão]
A D F#m G
Voices singin',
A D F#m G
hearts a-beatin'
A D F#m G
like they always do
A D F#m G A
So what's wrong with you,
G F#m A/E D Dsus4 D Dsus4
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...
[Verse 3]
D Bm Em
You're so blown up with anger about the world
A
You write the songs about it oh
D Bm Em A
Yet you don't even know your neighbors name
D Bm Em
And now you want to go the the moon and live there
A D D7
When you know it'll end up just the same
G F#m
How can he give you any gratitude
G F#m
With your endless sickenin' attitude
G F#m
You strive to get ahead
G A
But you leave each other dead
D F#m G
Can't you seeeeeeeeeeeee,
A D F#m G
children laughin'
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
G A
Ahhh, ahhh
D F#m G
children laughin'
A D F#m G
Voices singin',
A D F#m G
hearts a-beatin'
A D F#m G
children laughin'
A D F#m G
Voices singin',
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Detected progression: D → Dsus4 → Dsus2 → D → Dsus4 → G → F#m → A/E
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