America - Children: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Children" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

     D        Em9/A D Em9/A
The boy cried out
 D            Em9/A D Em9/A
Gaily on the ground
D         Em9/A D Em9/A
At the joy
D                   Em9/A D Em9/A
of something he had found

Chorus:
    Asus2     G       F#m       G     Cmaj7
Aw, come on children, get your heads back together
    Asus2     G       F#m       G     Cmaj7
Aw, come on children, get your heads back together
    Asus2     G       F#m       G     Cmaj7
Aw, come on children, get your heads back together

     D  D/C           D/B      Gm/A#
The days are getting warmer now
     D  D/C             D/B      Gm/A# C D
The nights are getting shorter now
D                    C    D
And you know we can make it 'cause you
              C
know we're alive
D                      C     D                  C
But we don't have to take it, any way we'll survive

If I were you
I'd throw it far away-ay
But if you were me
You'd tell me I should stay-ay-ay

Chorus

Em9      A7     Em9               A7
Again. Again. Again and again and again.
Em9                    A7
Again, and again and again
Em9     A7     Em9
Again, again, again


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

A#

Guitar chord A#

Asus2

Guitar chord Asus2

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

Cmaj7

Guitar chord Cmaj7

D

Guitar chord D

Em9

Guitar chord Em9

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Children" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Children" by America.

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