Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

Gordon Lightfoot - If Children Had Wings ## NOTE 1: ~ ~ ~ = Combined Walk-Down/Walk-Up from D/A back to D/A ## ## NOTE 2: ~ ~ = Walk-Down from C to G ## CAPO: 2nd Fret [INTRO:] Em Am D G C Am D G (2x) [VERSE 1:]

There's a love I hold ^Cdear And it ^Gshines through each ^Emyear Am C/G D/A ~ ~ ~ And it makes things seem different somehow ^D/AIt's for ^Embetter or ^Cworse It's for ^Gpeople who ^Emthirst Am D C ~ ~ G For a love that burns brighter right now

[CHORUS:]

And it shines on and ^Don, 'til all ^Emsadness is ^Dmgone And if ^Cchildren had ^Gwings, I would ^Amsing them their ^Dsong^D/A

^D/F# With a ^Emsmile on my ^Cface and a ^Gtear in my ^Emeye Am D C ~ ~ G Everything will be fine by and by

[INSTRUMENTAL:] Em Am D G C Am D G [VERSE 2:]

There were things that were ^Csaid There were ^Gthings that were ^Emdone Am C/G D/A ~ ~ ~ And a wife cannot stand too much pain ^D/AAnd what ^EmI thought was ^Cbest Couldn't ^Gplease her much ^Emless Am D C ~ ~ G But my love still goes on, that won't change

[CHORUS:]

And it shines on and ^Don, 'til all ^Emsadness is ^Dmgone And if ^Cchildren had ^Gwings, I would ^Amsing them their ^Dsong^D/A

^D/F# With a ^Emsmile on my ^Cface and a ^Gtear in my ^Emeye Am D C ~ ~ G Everything will be fine by and by

[CHORUS:]

And it shines on and ^Don, 'til all ^Emsadness is ^Dmgone And if ^Cchildren had ^Gwings, I would ^Amsing them their ^Dsong^D/A

^D/F# With a ^Emsmile on my ^Cface and a ^Gtear in my ^Emeye Am D C ~ ~ G Everything will be fine by and by

[OUTRO:] Em Am D G C Am D G (2x)

Gordon Lightfoot - If children had wings