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Children's Crusade

๐ŸŽค Sting ๐ŸŽต Key: C
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There was a typo in the last post. The F's should be E's. Thanks to Akira Nakahara for mentioning that. Here the corrected Version Children's Crusade (Sting, The Dream of the Blue Turtles) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F#m Bm G A E Young men and soldiers, nineteen fourteen. Bm G A C Marching through countries they'd never seen Bm G A E Virgins with rifles, a game of charades C Bm7 A C All for a children's crusade (same chords) Pawns in the game are not victims of chance Strewn on the fields of Belgium and France Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade C Bm7 A All of those young lives betrayed Chorus: C G C G The children of England would never be slaves C Bm Em Bb13 They're trapped on the wire and dying in waves C G C G The Flower of England face down in the mud C Bm Em Bb13 And stained in the blood of a whole generation (chords like verse 1) Corpulent generals safe behind lines History's lessons drowned in red wine Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed C Bm7 Em All for a children's crusade During solo: Em Bm7 Repeat Chorus (chords like verse 3) Midnight in Soho nineteen eighty-four Fixing in door ways, opium slaves Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed All for a children's crusade. Bb13=6x678x, could be Ebmaj7/Bb=x11333 as well. -- ____________________________________________________________ Appenzellerstr. 123 Tel: +49-89-7593734 81475 Muenchen (NeXTMail welcome) --
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