http://www.musicalschwartz.com/children-of-eden.htm This is the chord chart for the Broadway Musical "Children of Eden". This is one of my favorite songs and I wanted to play it on my piano but there weren't any chords for it (obviously.. it's from a musical) But I figured out the chords to it for anyone who would like to play it on their instrument of choice. Intro: ED2/E (022100@1)C#m/E D2/E Verse 1: E (022100@1) D2/E Oh this son of mine I love so well C#m/E D2/E And all the toil it takes E (022100@1) C#m7I'd (x4242x@1)give to him a garden D (xx0232@1) Eand (022100@1)keep it clear of snakes Abm (133111@4) ABut (x02220@1)the one thing he most treasures B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) F#mIs (244222@1)to make his own mistakes - ohhh E (022100@1) D2/E He goes charging on the cliffs of life C#m/E D2/E A reckless mountaineer E (022100@1) C#m7I (x4242x@1)could help him not to stumble D (xx0232@1) EI (022100@1)could warn him what to fear Abm (133111@4)AI (x02220@1)could shout until I'm breathless B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) F#mAnd (244222@1)he'd still refuse to hear - ohhh Chorus: F#m (244222@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1) BBut (x2444x@1)you cannot close the acorn Abm7 C#mOnce (x13321@4)the oak begins to grow Abm (133111@4) Abm7 C#m7And (x4242x@1)you cannot close your heart F#m (244222@1) A7 (x02020@1) BTo (x2444x@1)what it fears and needs to know Abm (133111@4) A (x02220@1) C#m (x13321@4)BThat (x2444x@1)the hardest part of love EIs (022100@1)the letting go Verse 2: E (022100@1) D2/E As a child I found a sparrow C#m/E D2/E Who had fallen from the nest E (022100@1) C#m7And (x4242x@1)I nursed him back to health D (xx0232@1) ETill (022100@1)he was stronger than the rest Abm (133111@4) ABut (x02220@1)when I tried to hold it B (x2444x@1) C#mIt (x13321@4)would peck and scratch my chest F#mTill (244222@1)I let it go E (022100@1) D2/E And I watched it fly away from me C#m/E D2/E With its brightened self resolve E (022100@1) C#m7And (x4242x@1)part of me was cursing D (xx0232@1) EI (022100@1)had helped it grow so strong Abm (133111@4) AAnd (x02220@1)I feared it might go hungry B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) F#mAnd (244222@1)I feared it might go wrong - ohhh Chorus: F#m (244222@1) A7 (x02020@1) BBut (x2444x@1)I could not close the acorn Abm7 C#mOnce (x13321@4)the oak began to grow Abm (133111@4) Abm7 C#m7And (x4242x@1)I cannot close my heart F#m (244222@1) A7 (x02020@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B To what it fears and needs to know Abm (133111@4) A (x02220@1)C#m (x13321@4)BThat (x2444x@1)the hardest part of love EIs (022100@1)the letting go E (022100@1) D2/E C#m/E D2/E E (022100@1)D2/E And it's only in Eden C#m/E D2/E Grows a rose without a thorn E (022100@1) C#m7And (x4242x@1)your children start to leave you D (xx0232@1) EOn (022100@1)the day that they were born Abm (133111@4) AThey (x02220@1)will leave you there to cheer for them B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) F#mThey (244222@1)will leave you there to mourn ever so E (022100@1) D2/E Like an ark on uncharted seas C#m/E D2/E Their lives will be tossed E (022100@1) C#m7And (x4242x@1)deeper is your love for them D (xx0232@1) EThe (022100@1)crueler is the cost Abm (133111@4) AAnd (x02220@1)just when they start to find themselves B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) F#mIs (244222@1)when you fear they're lost - ohhh Chorus: F#m (244222@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1) BBut (x2444x@1)you cannot close the acorn Abm7 C#mOnce (x13321@4)the oak begins to grow Abm (133111@4) Abm7 C#m7And (x4242x@1)you cannot close your heart F#m (244222@1) A7 (x02020@1) BTo (x2444x@1)what it fears and needs to know Abm (133111@4) A (x02220@1) C#m (x13321@4)BThat (x2444x@1)the hardest part of love Abm (133111@4) A (x02220@1) C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x2444x@1">B And the rarest part of love C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1)BAnd (x2444x@1)the truest part of love EIs (022100@1)the letting go