Sleeping Child Lyrics and Chords
Album: Colors
Intro: [ D G Em A ] -3
Verse 1
D G
.. The milky way
A D
.. Upon the heavens
D G A
.. Is twinkling just for you
D G
… And Mr. Moon
F#7 Bm
He came by
…..Em A
To say goodnight to you
D G
.. I’ll sing for you
A D
.. I’ll sing for mother
D G A
.. We’re praying for the world
D G F#7 Bm
& for the people everywhere
………..Em A
Gonna show them all we care
…………..D G
Oh my sleeping child
…….Em A
The world’s so wild
……………….D G
But you’ve built your own
Em A
… Paradise
……………….D G
That’s one reason why
…..Em A D
I’ll cover you sleeping child
Verse 2
D G
.. If all the people
A D
.. Around the world
D G A
.. They had a mind like yours
D G
.. We’d have no fighting
F#7 Bm
And no wars
……………………..Em
There would be lasting peace
……A
On Earth
D G
.. If all the kings
A D
.. And all the leaders
D G A
.. Could see you here this way
……………….D/F# G
They would hold the Earth
F#7 Bm
In their arms
………………..Em
They would learn to watch
………A
You play
…………..D G
Oh my sleeping child
…….Em A
The world’s so wild
……………….D G
But you’ve built your own
Em A
… Paradise
……………….D G
That’s one reason why
…..Em A F#7 Bm
I’ll cover you sleeping child …..
A G
…. Cover my child
I’m gonna cover
…….A
My sleeping child
G Bm A
……………….G
(Keep you away )
………………D
Keep you away from
………A
The world so wide
………………G
Keep you away from
The world
……..A
The way from the world
……D G Em A
So wide
Music:
[ Oh my sleeping child
The world’s so wild
But you’ve built your
Own paradise
That’s one reason why
I’ll cover you sleeping child ] – 2
