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Chords/Tabulature for
I Am A Child

Submitted by: kb (ginalollobrigida@mindspring.com)

Notes about this song:

  • I tabbed this from the Decade version, but the Springfield version is from the same master (I assume, as they sound identical).
  • I've basically chorded the rythym guitar and tabbed one lead, as there sounds like 3, maybe 4 guitars.
  • Also a few fills for a third guitar where I felt like it, or where it seemed "prominent".
  • The Em/D is xx0000 (low to high).
  • Note from Wolfgang: The chords look ok (only version of this song I know is from Live Rust), but the tablature hasn't been validated.

TAB legend:
  _5  hammer on/pull off
  /7  slide up
  \5  slide down
  5=  sustain (whole chords)
  5.  staccato note
  ()  overdubbed, 3rd/4th guitar

 0:00
|Dmaj7                       Em/D          D            |
|---5----5----|-7_5--7--5---|---3-----3---|0_2-2---0----|
|---5_7----7--|----7------7-|---3_5-----0-|----3-3-3--3-|
|---6---------|-------------|-------------|----2-2-2----|
|0------------|-------------|0------------|----0--------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

|G                           D                          |
|---7-----7-7-/10--10--10-10--5======-----|-------------|
|---8-------8-/12--12--12-12--7======-----|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-7======-----|-------------|
|0------------(---0----0--)-|-------------|-------------|
|-------------(2---0_2---0)-|-------------|-------------|
|-------------( overdubbed)-|-------------|-------------|

 0:12
|Dm            C             Am            F            |
  I  am  a  child              I'll last awhile

|Dm            F             C             Em           |
  You can't conceive of the pleasure in my smile

|Dm            C             Am            F            |
  You hold my hand             rough up my hair

|Dm            Dm7               D                Dsus2 |
  It's lots of fun to have you there

 0:34
|Dmaj7                       Em/D         D             |
  God gave to you      now   you give to me
|--/5----5----|-7-5--7--5---|--/3----3----|0_2====------|
|--/7----7----|-7---------7-|--/5----5----|3------------|
|--/6---------|-------------|--/4----4----|2------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|0------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

|G                               D                      |
  I'd like to know what you've learned
|--/7----/7---|-8_7--8--7---|0_2---0--0---|-0_2--0_2-0--|
|--/8----/8---|-8----8------|3----------3-|-3----3---3--|
|-------------|-------------|2----------2-|-2----2---2--|
|-------------|-------------|0------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

|Dmaj7                     Em/D            D            |
  The sky is blue   and    so    is the  sea
|--5-----5----|-7-5--7---5--|---3---3-3---|-0_2---------|
|--7-----7----|-7---------7-|---3_5---5-5-|-3-----------|
|--6----------|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|
|-(7====------|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|
|-(5====------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

 0:51
|Am7                         C                          |
  What is the color          when black is burned
|--8----7-----5----7----8---|--8----10----|12---10----8-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

|Am7                         D                          |
  What is the color?
|--8----7-----5-------------|-------------|-------------|
|--5----5-----5-----8---5-6-7=======------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------7=======------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

 1:02
|Dm            C             Am            F            |
  You are a  man               you understand

|Dm            F             C             Em           |
  You pick me up    and you lay me down again

|Dm            C             Am                F        |
  You make the rules           you say what's fair

|Dm            Dm7               D                Dsus2 |
  It's lots of fun to have you there

 1:24
|Dmaj7                       Em/D      D                |
  I gave to you      now   you give to me
|--/5---5-5---|-7-5--7--5---|--/3---3-3-3-|0_2====------|
|--/5_7---7---|-7---------7-|--/3_5-5-5-5-|3------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|2------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|0------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

|G                               D                      |
  I'd like to know what you've learned
|--/7----/7---|-8_7--8--7---|0_2---0--0---|-0_2--0_2-0--|
|--/8----/8---|-8----8------|3----------3-|-3----3---3--|
|-------------|-------------|2----------2-|-2----2---2--|
|-------------|-------------|0------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

|Dmaj7                     Em/D           D             |
  The sky is blue   and    so    is the  sea
|--/5---5-5---|-7-5--7---5--|--/3---3-3-3-|0_2====------|
|--/5_7---7---|-7---------7-|--/3_5-5-5-5-|3------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|2------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|0------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

|Am7                         C                          |
  What is the color          when black is burned
|--8----7-----5----7----8---|--8----10----|12---10----8-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-(overdubbed)|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--(5-7-5-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------5-7)|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

|Am7                         D                          |
  What is the color?
|--8----7-----5-------------|-------------|-------------|
|--5----5-----5-----8---5-6-7=======------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------7=======------|-------------|
|-------------|--(5-7-5-----|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|---------5-7)|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

 1:52
|Dmaj7                       Em7/D         D            |
|---5----5----|-7_5--7---7--|---3-----3---|0-2====------|
|---5_7----7--|----7---7----|---3_5-----0-|3------------|
|---6---------|-------------|-------------|2------------|
|0------------|-------------|0------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

|G                           D                          |
|---7-----7---|8----7--8---7|10-----------|--10----10-10|
|---8---------|8----8----8--|10--10-10_12-10-10--1012-10|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

 2:03
|Dm            C             Am            F            |
  I  am  a  child              I'll last awhile

|Dm            F             C             Em           |
  You can't conceive of the pleasure  in my smile
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----3--2-0---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
               2:15
|Dm            C             Am           fade out..... |
  You hold my hand    
|-0_2=====----|-0-----------|-------------fade out------|
|-3-----------|---1---------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

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