The Kinks - God's Children: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "God's Children" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn God's Children Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Kinks

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "God's Children" smoothly on your guitar.

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

 F            Am             Dm            A# Am Gm
Man made the buildings that reach for the sky
     F            Am           Dm
And man made the motorcar and learned how to
 A# Am Gm
fly
        Dm               C             A#
But he didn't make the flowers and he didn't
          F  Fsus4 F Fsus4  F
make the trees
        Dm          C          A#
And he didn't make you and he didn't make
 F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F
me
          A#     Am       A#  Am Gm F
And he's got no right to turn us into
    Csus4 C Csus2 C
machines

Chorus:
          F      A#      C
No, he's got no right at all
     F     A#           C
Cos we are all God's children
          F      A#        C
And they got no right to change us
       A#       Am      A#   Am  Gm    F
Oh we gotta go back the way the good Lord
 C      F  Fsus4 F Fsus4 F
made us all

A#                 Am
I don't want this world to change me
   Gm                        F
I wanna go back the way the good Lord made me
A#                  Am
Same lungs that he gave me to breathe with
 Gm                      C
Same eyes he gave me to see with

Oh, the rich man, the poor man,
the saint and the sinner
The wise man, the simpleton,
the loser and the winner
We are all the same to Him
Stripped of our clothes and all the things we own

The day that we are born
We are all God's children
And they got no right to change us
Oh, we gotta go back the way the good lord made

Oh, the good lord made us all
And we are all his children
And they got no right to change us
Oh, we gotta go back the way the good
lord made us all
Yeah, we gotta go back the way the good
lord made us all


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Csus2

Guitar chord Csus2

Csus4

Guitar chord Csus4

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Fsus4

Guitar chord Fsus4

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 "God's Children" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "God's Children" by The Kinks.

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