Child Of Mine (acoustic)
Carole King
RockMedium for beginners12 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
A
E
G
D
Bm
E7
B7Diagram coming soon
C
F
G7
Dm
D7
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 3rd fret Capo III* A E G D A A E Although you see the world different than me Bm D A Sometimes I can touch upon the wonders that you see A Bm All the new colors and pictures you've designed D Oh yes, sweet darling E7 E A So glad you are a child of mine A D E A D Child of mine, child of mine Bm Oh yes, sweet darling E7 E A So glad you are a child of mine A E You don't need direction, you know which way to go Bm D A And I don't want to hold you back, I just want to watch you grow A Bm You're the one who taught me you don't have to look behind D Oh yes, sweet darling E7 E A So glad you are a child of mine A D E A D Child of mine, child of mine Bm Oh yes, sweet darling E7 E A So glad you are a child of mine D A Nobody's gonna kill your dreams Bm E7 E A Or tell you how to live your life D B7 There'll always be people to make it hard for a while D A E E7 E But you'll change their heads when they see you smile A E The times you were born in may not have been the best Bm D A But you can make the times to come better than the rest A E I know you will be honest if you can't always be kind D Oh yes, sweet darling E7 E A So glad you are a child of mine A D E A D Child of mine, child of mine Bm Oh yes, sweet darling E7 E A So glad you are a child of mine A D E A D Child of mine, child of mine Bm Oh yes, sweet darling E7 E A So glad you are a child of mine * Alternate: Open A = C E = G D = F E7 = G7 E = G Bm = Dm B7 = D7 Set8
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Chord set
A · E · G · D · Bm · E7 · B7 · C · F · G7 · Dm · D7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.