Child Of Our Times chords by Barry Mcguire

Chords with lyrics

Child Of Our Times:Barry McGuire.
#72 on BB Hot 100 on DUNHILL Records
in 1965.

INTRO: A augmentedA D MajorD

#1.
A augmentedA
Take your first look around and see the world
    D MajorD
you're coming into.
  A augmentedA                 D MajorD
Ah, have a good cry, I sympathize with you.
  G+G          GbmGbm   G+G
Ah, forever gone is your serenity for the fleeing
       GbmGbm       G+G
fawn there's no sacred tree, they'll try to make
       GbmGbm
hypocrisy of your heredity.
  G+G           GbmGbm      G+G
So, choose your views most carefully, the future's
      E minorEm          A augmentedA
hope is on what you turn out to be.

CHORUS:
D MajorD          G+G          A augmentedA
Child of our times, child of our times, product
  B minorBm  D MajorD
of our society.
B minorBm            G+G        B minorBm
What will you grow up to respect..tell me what will
      G+G
you grow up to protect?
B minorBm        G+G         A augmentedA
In your burning, turning mind, you are your own worst
D MajorD
enemy.


INTERLUDE: G+G GbmGbm E minorEm D MajorD

#2.
A augmentedA
Every minute you're alive you're that much closer to
D MajorD
death.
  A augmentedA                   D MajorD
So, try to make the most of each precious breath.
     G+G            GbmGbm
Ah, don't wave banners, you don't believe, parasite.
    G+G           GbmGbm
You'll have to discover your own wrong and right..
   G+G            GbmGbm
just color your perspectives, black and white.
    G+G          GbmGbm
They'll label you weird, but that's all right.
    G+G        E minorEm
They'll thank you in the end, after they've seen
  A augmentedA
the light.

CHORUS:
D MajorD          G+G          A augmentedA
Child of our times, child of our times, product
  B minorBm  D MajorD
of our society.
B minorBm            G+G        B minorBm
What will you grow up to respect..tell me what will
      G+G
you grow up to protect?
B minorBm        G+G         A augmentedA
In your burning, turning mind, you are your own worst
D MajorD
enemy.

INTERLUDE: G+G GbmGbm E minorEm D MajorD

#3.
    G+G            GbmGbm
Ah, the heroes of the past were all good guys but the
G+G             GbmGbm
leaders of the next war no one will memorize.
G+G             GbmGbm         G+G
Only the orphan child will sound the cries of a mistake
         D MajorD GbmGbm
that could never be rectified.
  G+G               E minorEm       A augmentedA
I'm telling you now cause you can stop it if you try.

CHORUS:
D MajorD          G+G          A augmentedA
Child of our times, child of our times, product
  B minorBm  D MajorD
of our society.
B minorBm            G+G        B minorBm
What will you grow up to respect..tell me what will
      G+G
you grow up to protect?
B minorBm        G+G         A augmentedA
In your burning, turning mind, you are your own worst
D MajorD
enemy.

OUTRO:
G+G   GbGb E MajorE
Child of our times..


A augmentedA sixties smash from Kraziekhat.