A child's life chords and lyrics - THE STAPLE SINGERS

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[Intro 1]
[G][Gsus4][G][Gsus4]
[G]Little

[Verse 1]
[G]boy,
[Gsus4]do you know
That [G]worms turn into but[Gsus4]terflies?
[G]Do you know how [Gsus4]long it takes
a little [G]bird to learn [Gsus4]to fly?
[C]Do you know why gro[F]wn -up
people are [C]born children [F]first?
[C]Do you know why heav[F]en sees men
to [Bb]make flowers cover the earth?
[D]Oh, if [G]you don't,
and un[Gsus4]til you do,
[G]live a child's life
[Gsus4]Cause a chi[C]ld's life
won't be [D]your life very [G]long[Gsus4]
[G]Little boy, haven't [Gsus4]you heard
That [G]it's no fun to [Gsus4]be grown up
[G]Do you know, to [Gsus4]be a man
[G]In this world's a [Gsus4]game so rough
[C]Can you give up all[F] the good things
[C]When your mom afford[F]s you
[C]If the world were [F]counting on ya
[Bb]Won't you know what to [D]do?
[G]If you don't, and until you [Gsus4]do
[G]Live a child's life
[Gsus4]Cause a chi[C]ld's life
Won't be [D]your whole life
Very [G]long, [Gsus4]no[G][Gsus4]
[G]
Oh, I know all the [Gsus4]people who would
[G]Gladly change places [Gsus4]with you
[G]They would give up [Gsus4]all their years
To [G]run barefoot through the [Gsus4]morning dew
[C]Can you give up [F]all the good things
be[C]ing young afford[F]s you?
[C]If the world were [F]counting on you,
[Bb]would you know what to [D]do?
[G]If you don't, and un[Gsus4]til you do,
[G]live a child's life
Cause a [C]child's life
won't be [D]your whole life
Very [G]long, [Gsus4]long, long
[G]Child's life won't
[Gsus4]be your whole life
Very [G]long[Gsus4]
Stayin' [G]in the [Gsus4]way
Stayin' [G]in [Gsus4]the way
If you [G]see a little boy, [Gsus4]you see a[G] child
[Gsus4]It's very hard[G] to be a man
In this world it's hard to be a man