If Children Had Wings chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot - If Children Had Wings






CAPO: 2nd Fret



INTRO:: Em  Am  D  G  C  Am  D  G  (2x)

VERSE 1::
                      C
There's a love I hold dear
       G                   Em
And it shines through each year
       Am                C/G           D/A  ~ ~ ~
And it makes things seem different somehow
D/A      Em        C
It's for better or worse
         G          Em
It's for people who thirst
      Am              D              C   ~ ~ G
For a love that burns brighter right now

CHORUS::
                     D            Em         Dm
And it shines on and on, 'til all sadness is gone
       C            G              Am              D   D/A-D/F#
And if children had wings, I would sing them their song
       Em          C          G          Em
With a smile on my face and a tear in my eye
     Am            D           C ~ ~ G
Everything will be fine by and by


INSTRUMENTAL:: Em  Am  D  G  C  Am  D  G


VERSE 2::
                            C
There were things that were said
           G                Em
There were things that were done
      Am          C/G            D/A  ~ ~ ~
And a wife cannot stand too much pain
D/A      Em            C
And what I thought was best
         G               Em
Couldn't please her much less
       Am              D              C   ~ ~ G
But my love still goes on, that won't change


CHORUS::
                     D            Em         Dm
And it shines on and on, 'til all sadness is gone
       C            G              Am              D   D/A-D/F#
And if children had wings, I would sing them their song
       Em          C          G          Em
With a smile on my face and a tear in my eye
     Am            D           C ~ ~ G
Everything will be fine by and by


CHORUS::
                     D            Em         Dm
And it shines on and on, 'til all sadness is gone
       C            G              Am              D   D/A-D/F#
And if children had wings, I would sing them their song
       Em          C          G          Em
With a smile on my face and a tear in my eye
     Am            D           C ~ ~ G
Everything will be fine by and by