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