The Kinks - God's Children: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "God's 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.
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 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Am  C  Csus2  Csus4  Dm  F  Fsus4  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.