Sting - Children's Crusade: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Children's Crusade" 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.
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 F A All for a children's crusade 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 All of those young lives betrayed Chorus: C G C G The children of England would never be slaves C Bm Em A# 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 A# And stained in the blood of a whole generation 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 Chorus - x2 Midnight in Soho, Nineteen Eighty-four Fixing in doorways, opium slaves Poppies for young men, such bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed All for a Children's Crusade You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  C  E  Em  F  G  Bm  Bm7  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's Crusade" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Children's Crusade" by Sting.