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Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 19:53:38 +0100 (CET)
From: Peter Eybert 
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 


(Capo 5, preferably 12-string)

Em (022000@1)                                               Em/F# (222000@1)G (320003@1)DWell, (xx0232@1)the rain was a-falling and the ground turned to     mud
      Em (022000@1)                                     D (xx0232@1)AI (x02220@1)was watching all the people running from the flood
     Em (022000@1)                                     Em/F#G  DSo (xx0232@1)I started to prayin' though I ain't no prayin'   man
        Bm (x24432@1)           Em (022000@1)            Bm (x24432@1)       Emfor (022000@1)the Lord to come a helpin' knowing he'd understand.

CHORUS:
D (xx0232@1)          D/C# (x40232@1)          BmDeliver (x24432@1)your children to the good good life
G (320003@1)                Bm (x24432@1)          Emgive (022000@1)'em peace and shelter and a fork and knife
        D (xx0232@1)          D/C# (x40232@1)        Bmshine (x24432@1)a light in the morning and a light at night
         D (xx0232@1)   F#m (244222@1)Bm (x24432@1)               G (320003@1)  BmEm
and if a thing goes wrong you'd better make it right.

Em (022000@1)                                 Em/F# (222000@1)G (320003@1)DWell, (xx0232@1)I had me a woman, she was good and clean
    Em (022000@1)                              D (xx0232@1)Ashe (x02220@1)spent all day with the washing machine
     Em (022000@1)                                  G (320003@1)Dbut (xx0232@1)when it came to lovin' she was never around
        Bm (x24432@1)        Em (022000@1)      Bm (x24432@1)     Emshe (022000@1)was out getting dirty --- all over town.


CHORUS

            Am (x02210@1)                      Am/B (012210@1)C (x32010@1)GWell, (320003@1)I was low on money and my truck broke down
      Am (x02210@1)                      G (320003@1)DI (xx0232@1)was on my way to the lost and found
     Am (x02210@1)                             Am/B (012210@1)C (x32010@1)Gso (320003@1)I took it to a dealer, I said make it run
        Em (022000@1)         Am (x02210@1)         Em (022000@1)Em7  Amwell, (x02210@1)I ain't got no money, but I got me a gun.

           Am (x02210@1)                            Am/BC  GI (320003@1)said you robbed me before so I'm robbing you  back
          Am (x02210@1)                                              G (320003@1)Dand (xx0232@1)if it don't put you straight it'll put you on the right track
        Am (x02210@1)                       Am/BC  Gwell, (320003@1)I ain't no devil and I ain't no   saint
    Em (022000@1)         Am (x02210@1)          Em (022000@1)  Em7    Ambut (x02210@1)I can tell a dealer by the color of his paint.


CHORUS

       Em (022000@1)                          Em/F#G  DIf (xx0232@1)you want good eggs you gotta feed that  hen
           Bm (x24432@1)            Emand (022000@1)if you wanna hear some more
           Bm (x24432@1)       Emwell, (022000@1)I'll sing it again.

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