Kansas – Child Of Innocence (Guitar)

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Chords

Intended for acoustic guitar. Chords for the chorus: G#5 xxx144 B5 xxx477 C#5 xxx699
Verse lick tab (D E F# B):
    D    E   E  F#(D) B   B
e|--2----0---0--2--2--2---2------|
B|--3----0---0--2--3--4---4------|
G|--2----1---1--3--2--4---4------|
D|--0----2---2--4--4--4---4------|
A|-------2---2--4--5--2---2------|
E|-------0---0--2----------------|
The additional D chord between the F# and B is optional, difficult but sounds pretty nice.

[Intro]
The notes in the brackets are optional
    E5          B5  E  D    B5  D5  E5  A5      B5       E     D
e|------------------7--5~--------------------------------5-----7-----|
B|------------------9--7~--------------------------------7-----9-----|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7~-------(7)-(9)------------------7-----9-----|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7~---(9)-(7)-(9)--7-------9-------7-----9-----|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5~---(9)--5---7---7-------9-------5~----7-----|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5~------7-------------------|

    E5          B5  E  D5   B5  D5  E5  A5  B5  E5  D5   A5 B5
e|-----------------(7)-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------(9)----------------------------------10-12~-------|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7h9p7----(7)-(9)---------(7)-(9)--9-11~-------|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7----(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)--7--9~-------|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5----(9)--5---7--(7)-(9)--5---7---------------|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5---7-----------------------|
[Verse]
B
Sweet child of innocence

A                            D E F# B
Living in the present tense

B
Father Time will take his toll

A                                 D E F# Bm
Rack your body and steal your soul

A                      G
What became of all the years

                            F#
Are you drowning in your tears

B                           A
Who will catch you when you fall

                            G#
Who will hear you when you call
[Chorus]
C#m B   A  B  C#m   C#m       D#m      G#5 B5  C#5
I will comfort you, take your hand and see you through

A G    A    B    C#m        F#
I will take you through the door
[Verse]
B
Who do you think you are

A                                         D E F# B
Try to live forever and you won't get far

B
I wait behind your door

A                                         D E F# Bm
Makes no difference if you're rich or poor

A                        G
Though you're weary and afraid

                         F#
Still you try to flee my blade

B                       A
Come and walk in my new land

                        G#
If you'll only take my hand
[Chorus]
C#m B   A  B  C#m   C#m       D#m      G#5 B5  C#5
I will comfort you, take your hand and see you through

A G    A    B    C#m        F#
I will take you through the door
[Bridge]
C#m             A                       C#m         A
In the image of those who have walked before me here

C#m              A                 B
I am cast in the web of an ancient spell

A                        A
I am holding on to life, I'm drifting in the stream

A
Everything's much clearer now

A                                C#m
We live within a dream and never wake
[Solo] C#m G# A B x8 C#m A B C#m E F# C#m A B C#m E G B C#m
[Instrumental]
    E5          B5  E  D    B5  D5  E5  A5      B5       E     D
e|------------------7--5~--------------------------------5-----7-----|
B|------------------9--7~--------------------------------7-----9-----|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7~-------(7)-(9)------------------7-----9-----|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7~---(9)-(7)-(9)--7-------9-------7-----9-----|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5~---(9)--5---7---7-------9-------5~----7-----|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5~------7-------------------|

    E5          B5  E  D5   B5  D5  E5  A5  B5  E5  D5   A5 B5
e|-----------------(7)-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------(9)----------------------------------10-12~-------|
G|--9---9-9-9-------9--7h9p7----(7)-(9)---------(7)-(9)--9-11~-------|
D|--7h9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9--7----(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)-(7)-(9)--7--9~-------|
A|--7---7-7-7---9-9-7--5----(9)--5---7--(7)-(9)--5---7---------------|
E|--------------7-7----------7-----------5---7-----------------------|
[Verse]
Bm
Judge not by what you see

A                                       D Em F# Bm
More than you can count are here with me

Bm
Give up your foolish pride

A                                  D Em F# Bm
All that walk the earth have died!

A                      G
What became of all the years

                            F#
Are you drowning in your tears

B                           A
Who will catch you when you fall

                            G#  B
Who will hear you when you call
[Chorus]
C#m B   A  B  C#m   C#m       D#m      G#5 B5  C#5
I will comfort you, take your hand and see you through

A G    A    B    C#m        F#
I will take you through the door
[Outro] B A B A B A C#m B C#m B A B A B A C#m B C#m A Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus2 C#m C#sus2 C#m C#sus2 | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato