Happy Children chords by Lori McKenna

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D

♫ Intro:

D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7
D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7


♫ Verse 1:
Dmaj7                D
In this life there's no guarantee
               Dmaj7
Right from the very start
      Bm
Takes all the blood inside your veins
Bm
All the kindness in your heart
              G
Don't ask the moon how high you are
     Gm
He's always lookin' down
      D
Don't sit in the dark too long
           A
Sit in the sun when it comes out

♫ Verse 2:
      D
Y'all meet some funny birds
    Dmaj7
Out there in the by and by
          Bm
You can't make them all love you
Bm
There's no need to wonder why
            G
When you're young you wanna be old
            Gm
When you're old you wanna be young
  D                                  A
I wish you all the best in case this life's the only one


♫ Chorus:
                  D
Hope you find thе true North
D
Hope you make somе dreams come true
                 Bm
I hope you learn early that the love you give
Bm
All comes right back to you
               G
I hope you get up every time you fall
G
And you get back in again
                Bm      A              G
But if you only get one thing that's a given
  A                   D    Dmaj7 D Dmaj7
I hope you have happy children


♫ Verse 3:
       D
I hope you forgive your parents
                  Dmaj7
For the ways they messed you up
       Bm
I hope some of that was just their way
Bm
Of trying to show you love
      G
I bet part of you is still that kid
        Gm
Staring at your bedroom wall
          D
Wondering how the world's so big
    A
And why it feels so small


♫ Chorus:
                    D
I hope you find thе true North
D
I hope you make somе dreams come true
                 Bm
I hope you learn early that the love you give
Bm
All comes right back to you
               G
I hope you get up every time you fall
G
And you get back in again
                Bm      A              G
But if you only get one thing that's a given
  A                   D    Dmaj7 D Dmaj7
I hope you have happy children
      Bm
Happy children


Guitar ♫ Solo:
Bm  G  A


♫ Verse 3:
                    D
I hope you got some money in the mattress
      Dmaj7
And a roof over your head
          Bm
And every other thing that you ever need is right inside your chest
            G
It might be all a little lost
                  Gm
On this great big ball we're spinnin' on
      D
We're probably just a speck of dust
       A
That's why I hope we are


♫ Chorus:
            D
Finding our true North
D
And make some dreams come true
                 Bm
I hope you learn early that the love you give
Bm
All comes right back to you
               G
I hope you get up every time you fall
G
And you get back in again
                Bm      A              G
But if you only get one thing that's a given
            Bm      A              G
If you only get one thing that's a given
  A                   D    Dmaj7 D Dmaj7
I hope you have happy children


♫ Outro:
      Bm       G
Happy children
  A                   D
I hope you have happy children