#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # # For the latest collection of R.E.M. chords & tab, go to # http://www.uark.edu/~cbray/rem/ # # If you have any corrections or additions to this file, please email them # to [email protected] # THE WRONG CHILD Chords by: Winston Campbell ([email protected]) The Riff is: E ------------------0-0---| B ------------------0---0-| G ---2-4-----2-4----2-----| D -5-----5-4-----4--2-----| A ------------------0-----| E ------------------------| Em I've watched the children come and go A2 Em A late long march into spring A2 Em I sit and watch those children A2 Jump in the tall grass Em Leap the sprinkler A2 Walk in the ground Em A2 Bicycle clothespin spokes Em A2 The sound the smell of swingset hands D (Riff) I will try to sing a happy song D (Riff) I'll try and make a happy game to play Come play with me I whispered to my new found friend Tell me what it's like to go outside I've never been Tell me what it's like to just go outside I've never been And I never will I'm not supposed to be like this I'm not supposed to be like this But it's okay Hey those kids are looking at me I told my friend myself Those kids are looking at me They're laughing and they're running over here They're laughing and they're running over here What do I do? What can I do? What should I do? What do I say? What can I say? I said I'm no supposed to be like this Let's try to find a happy game to play Let's try to find a happy game to play I'm not supposed to be like this But it's okay...okay
