#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: as608@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Ken Nakahara) Children's Crusade - STING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the album: The Dream of the Blue Turtles Hi! My second time posting a Sting song. If anyone wants me to try to figure out anymore from Sting just holler! Bm: 224432 G:320033 A: 002220 E: 022100 C:x32010 Intro: In Bm position pluck the three top strings. Verse 1: Bm Bm E E Young men and soldiers, nineteen fourteen. Bm Bm E E Marching through countries they'd never seen Bm Bm E E Virgins with rifles, a game of charades C Bm A All for a children's crusade Verse 2: Follow same format as verse 1 Pawns in the game are not victims of chance Strewn on the fields of Belgium and France Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed Chorus: C G C G The children of England would never be slaves C Bm G They're trapped on the wire and dying in waves C G C G The Flower of England face down in the mud C Bm G And stained in the blood of a whole generation Verse 3: follow same format as verse 1 Corpulent generals safe behind lines History's lessons drowned in red wine Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed Instrumental solo Bass line during instrumental is: E-----------------| Repeat this throughout the instrumental B-----------------| G-----------------| D----0------------| A-0-2--0-2--------| E---------0-------| Repeat Chorus Verse 3: follow same format as in verse 1 Midnight in Soho nineteen eighty-four Fixing in door ways, opium slaves Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed All for a children's crusade. Fade. If you have any corrections or comments don't hesitate to send them to me, --Akira Nakahara(using my brother's account) -- Ken Nakahara as608@freenet.carleton.ca or ab218@torfree.net Toronto, Ontario From: pjoe@charon.muc.de (Peter Eybert) There was a typo in the last post. The F's should be E's. Thanks to Akira Nakahara for mentioning that. Here the corrected Version Children's Crusade (Sting, The Dream of the Blue Turtles) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F#m Bm G A E Young men and soldiers, nineteen fourteen. Bm G A C Marching through countries they'd never seen Bm G A E Virgins with rifles, a game of charades C Bm7 A C A C All for a children's crusade [same chords] Pawns in the game are not victims of chance Strewn on the fields of Belgium and France Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade C Bm7 A All of those young lives betrayed Chorus: C G C G The children of England would never be slaves C Bm Em Bb13 They're trapped on the wire and dying in waves C G C G The Flower of England face down in the mud C Bm Em Bb13 And stained in the blood of a whole generation [chords like verse 1] Corpulent generals safe behind lines History's lessons drowned in red wine Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed C Bm7 Em All for a children's crusade During solo: Em Bm7 Repeat Chorus [chords like verse 3] Midnight in Soho nineteen eighty-four Fixing in door ways, opium slaves Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed All for a children's crusade. Bb13=6x678x, could be Ebmaj7/Bb=x11333 as well. -- ____________________________________________________________ Peter Eybert pjoe@charon.muc.de Appenzellerstr. 123 Tel: +49-89-7593734 81475 Muenchen (NeXTMail welcome) --