B5 : 224432 G5 :320033 A5 : 002220 E5 : 022100 C5 :x32010 Intro: In Bm position pluck the three top strings. Verse 1: B5 B5 E5 E5 Young men and soldiers, nineteen fourteen. B5 B5 E5 E5 Marching through countries they'd never seen B5 B5 E5 E5 Virgins with rifles, a game of charades C5 B5 A5 All for a children's crusade Verse 2: Follow same format as verse 1 Pawns in the game are not victims of chance Strewn on the fields of Belgium and France Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed Chorus: C5 G5 C5 G5 The children of England would never be slaves C5 B5 G5 They're trapped on the wire and dying in waves C5 G5 C5 G5 The Flower of England face down in the mud C5 B5 G5 And stained in the blood of a whole generation Verse 3: follow same format as verse 1 Corpulent generals safe behind lines History's lessons drowned in red wine Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed Instrumental solo Bass line during instrumental is: E----------------- | Repeat this throughout the instrumental B----------------- | G----------------- | D----0------------ | A-0-2--0-2-------- | E---------0------- | Repeat Chorus Verse 3: follow same format as in verse 1 Midnight in Soho nineteen eighty-four Fixing in door ways, opium slaves Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed All for a children's crusade. Fade. If you have any corrections or comments don't hesitate to send them to me, --Akira Nakahara(using my brother's account) -- Ken Nakahara as608@freenet.carleton.ca or ab218@torfree.net Toronto, Ontario From: pjoe@charon.muc.de (Peter Eybert) There was a typo in the last post. The F's should be E's. Thanks to Akira Nakahara for mentioning that. Here the corrected Version Children's Crusade (Sting, The Dream of the Blue Turtles) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F#5 B5 G5 A5 E5 Young men and soldiers, nineteen fourteen. B5 G5 A5 C5 Marching through countries they'd never seen B5 G5 A5 E5 Virgins with rifles, a game of charades C5 B5 A5 C5 A5 C5 All for a children's crusade [same chords] Pawns in the game are not victims of chance Strewn on the fields of Belgium and France Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade C5 B5 A5 All of those young lives betrayed Chorus: C5 G5 C5 G5 The children of England would never be slaves C5 B5 E5 Bb5 They're trapped on the wire and dying in waves C5 G5 C5 G5 The Flower of England face down in the mud C5 B5 E5 Bb5 And stained in the blood of a whole generation [chords like verse 1] Corpulent generals safe behind lines History's lessons drowned in red wine Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed C5 B5 E5 All for a children's crusade During solo: E5 B5 Repeat Chorus [chords like verse 3] Midnight in Soho nineteen eighty-four Fixing in door ways, opium slaves Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed All for a children's crusade. Bb13=6x678x, could be Eb=x11333 as well.