Van Morrison - Wild Children: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Wild 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.

G                Dmaj7   G               Dmaj7 G
We were the war children; Nineteen Forty Five.
                           Dmaj7              Bm7
When all the soldiers came marching home from war;
Em7                 A7             G  Dmaj7
Love looks in their eye, in their eye.

Tennessee, Tennessee Williams
Let your inspiration flow
Let it be around when we hear the sound
Of the springtime rivers flow, rivers flow

Rod Steiger and Marlon Brando
Standing with their heads bowed on the side
Cryin' like a baby thinkin' 'bout the time
James Dean took that fatal ride, took that ride

Tennessee Williams
Let your inspiration flow
Let it be around to hear the sound
When the springtime, springtime rivers flow,
rivers flow

And Steiger and Marlon Brando
With their heads bowed on the side
Cryin' like babies thinkin' 'bout the time
James Dean took that fatal ride, took that ride

And we were the wild children
19, 1945
When all the soldiers came marching home from war
With love looks, love looks in their eyes

In their eyes, in their eyes
In their eyes

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A7

Guitar chord A7

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

Dmaj7

Guitar chord Dmaj7

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

G

Guitar chord 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 "Wild Children" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Wild Children" by Van Morrison.

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