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Like A Child

Backstreet Boys

PopAdvanced for beginners16 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
D××
F#Diagram coming soon
Em
A×
A7×
E
Bm×
D7××
C7×
F
BbDiagram coming soon
F7Diagram coming soon
BbmDiagram coming soon
GmDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: ( G  D/F#  Em  G/A  A7 ) 
 
G7M                  D/F# 
   If I could right the wrongs that made you cry 
Em              A7             D             
    I make a promise not to say good night 
G                      D/F#       
   'Cause I'm holding on    with a love so strong 
D/E                               A4/7       A7 
   And I can't take a day without you by     my    side 
Bm                     A 
   Girl if I could change,    if I could change your mind 
Em                                 A7 
   Baby you could help me wipe these tears from my eyes 
 
 
              D                          G 
Girl don't stop the sun from shinning down on me 
      A7       D                             G 
'Cause I can't face another day without your smile 
        A7      D                       D7         G                C7 
And if you take away the loving arms the suit around me 
      Em                             A7                  D        G   D 
Then I may break down and cry just like a child 
 
 
 
 
G7M                       D/F#       
   Girl, I can't belong      and I won't be free 
Em              A7            D       
   We fail to bring your lovin' back to me 
G7M                      D/F#       
   So I'm pressin' on     I hope you understand 
D/E                                   A7 
   There's a broken heart that lies inside your hands 
Bm 
   So if I could change (so if I could change) 
A 
   And it won't hurt your pride 
Em                              A7 
   Baby you can help me stop those tears that I cry 
 
Chorus 
 
 
      G     A7            D              
Like a child,    just like a child 
         Bm                A                  Em               A7 
With the spirits running free she showed me why, oh she did 
      G         A7                   D       
Like a child (oh baby), just like a child 
          Bm                  A         Em                  A4/7  A7 
Think of what our love could be if our hearts could set us free 
      D 
Like a child, yeah 
 
 
G  D/F#  D/E  C7 
 
           F                          Bb 
Girl don't stop the sun from shinning down on me 
            F                          Bb 
'Cause I can't face another day without your smile 
             F                        F7                Bb            Bbm               
And if you take away the loving arms the suit around me 
      Gm                  C7                F          B7       
Then I may break down and cry just like a child 
 
 
           E                          A                     
Girl don't stop the sun from shinning down on me 
            E                           A 
'Cause I can't face another day without your smile 
             E                                A       
And if you take away the loving arms the suit around me 
      E                              A 
Then I may break down and cry just like a child 
 
(repeat) 
          
 

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Chord set

G · D · F# · Em · A · A7 · E · Bm · D7 · C7 · F · Bb · F7 · Bbm · Gm · B7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.