Deliver Your Children chords by Paul McCartney

Deliver your children

written and performed by Paul McCartney
from "London Town", 1978
transcribed by Peter Eybert


(Capo 5, preferably 12-string)

Em                                                 Em/F#  G  D
Well, the rain was a-falling and ...
      Em                                       D  A
I was watching all the people ...
     Em                                       Em/F# G  D
So I started to prayin' though I ...
        Bm             Em              Bm         Em
for the Lord to come a helpin' ...

CHORUS:
D            D/C#            Bm
Deliver your children to ...
G                  Bm            Em
give 'em peace and shelter ...
        D            D/C#          Bm
shine a light in the ...
         D     F#m  Bm                 G    Bm Em
and if a thing goes wrong yo...

Em                                   Em/F#  G  D
Well, I had me a woman, ...
    Em                                D  A
she spent all day with the ...
     Em                                    G  D
but when it came to lovin' ...
        Bm          Em        Bm       Em
she was out getting ...


CHORUS

            Am                        Am/B  C  G
Well, I was low on money ..
      Am                        G  D
I was on my way to the ...
     Am                               Am/B  C  G
so I took it to a ...
        Em           Am           Em  Em7  Am
well, I ain't got no money, but ...

           Am                              Am/B C  G
I said you robbed me before so ...
          Am                                                G  D
and if it don't put you ...
        Am                         Am/B C  G
well, I ain't no devil and ...
    Em           Am            Em    Em7    Am
but I can tell a dealer by the ...


CHORUS

       Em                            Em/F# G  D
If you want good eggs you ...
           Bm              Em
and if you wanna hear ...
           Bm         Em
well, I'll sing ....

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