Learn to play "Save the Life of My Child" 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.
G/F F C G C G "Good God! Don’t Jump!” a boy sat on the ledge, G/F F C A# G And old man who had fainted was revived, ("He's alright!") G/F F C G C G And every - one a - greed t'would be a miracle indeed, C If the boy survived Chorus: C F "Save the life of my child!" C cried the desperate mother! C7 F (Save the life of my child!) C (Save the life of my child!) A woman from the supermarket ran to call the cops "He must be high on something," someone said Though it never made The New York Times In The Daily News, the caption read Chorus: "'Save the life of my child!' Cried the desperate mother" (Hello, darkness, my old friend) (I've come to talk with you again) A patrol car passing by halted to a stop Said officer MacDougal in dismay "The force can't do a decent job 'Cause the kids got no respect for the law today" (And blah, blah, blah) Chorus: "Save the life of my child!" Cried the desperate mother "Oh, what's becoming of the children?" People asking each other When darkness fell, excitement kissed the crowd And it made them wild In the atmosphere of freaky holiday When the spotlight hit the boy And the crowd began to cheer He flew away Oh my grace, I got no hiding place Oh my grace, I got no hiding place Oh my grace, I got no hiding place Oh my grace, I got no hiding place Oh my grace, I got no hiding place... You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA A# C C7 F G 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 "Save the Life of My Child" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Save the Life of My Child" by Simon & Garfunkel.