# Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 19:53:38 +0100 (CET) From: Peter Eybert <pjoe@charon.muc.de> To: guitar@olga.net Subject: CRD: Deliver Your Children by Paul McCartney Deliver your children written and performed by Paul McCartney from "London Town", 1978 transcribed by Peter Eybert <pjoe@charon.muc.de> (Capo 5, preferably 12-string)

^EmWell, the rain was a-falling and the ground turned ^Em/F#to ^Gmud^D I was ^Emwatching all the people running from the ^Dflo^Aod So I ^Emstarted to prayin' though I ain't no pray^Em/F#in' ^Gman^D for the ^BmLord to come a ^Emhelpin' knowing ^Bmhe'd unders^Emtand.

CHORUS:

^DDeliver your ^D/C#children to the ^Bmgood good life ^Ggive 'em peace and ^Bmshelter and a ^Emfork and knife shine a ^Dlight in the ^D/C#morning and a ^Bmlight at night and if a ^Dthing ^F#mgoes ^Bmwrong you'd better ^Gmake ^Bmit ^Emright.

^EmWell, I had me a woman, she was good ^Em/F#and cle^Gan ^D she ^Emspent all day with the washing mac^Dhin^Ae but w^Emhen it came to lovin' she was never ar^Goun^Dd she was ^Bmout getting ^Emdirty --- ^Bmall over ^Emtown.

CHORUS

Well, I was ^Amlow on money and my truck ^Am/Bbroke ^Cdow^Gn I was ^Amon my way to the lost and ^Gfou^Dnd so I ^Amtook it to a dealer, I said make ^Am/Bit run^C ^G well, I ^Emain't got no ^Ammoney, but I ^Emgot ^Em7me a ^Amgun.

I said you ^Amrobbed me before so I'm robbing ^Am/Byou ^Cbac^Gk and if it ^Amdon't put you straight it'll put you on the right ^Gtra^Dck well, I ^Amain't no devil and I ain't ^Am/Bno ^Csai^Gnt but ^EmI can tell a ^Amdealer by the ^Emcolor ^Em7of his ^Ampaint.

CHORUS

If you ^Emwant good eggs you gotta feed ^Em/F#that ^Ghen^D and if you ^Bmwanna hear some ^Emmore well, I'll ^Bmsing it aga^Emin.

-- pjoe@charon.muc.de