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From: as608@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Ken Nakahara)

Children's Crusade - STING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the album: The Dream
of the Blue Turtles


Hi! My second time posting a Sting song. If anyone wants me to try
to figure out anymore from Sting just holler!


Fm: 224432 C:320033 G: 002220
G: 022100 G:x32010

Intro: In Fm position pluck the three top strings.


Verse 1:

 Youfng men and fsoldiers, Gnineteen fourtGeen.

 Marfching through coufntries thGey'd  never sGeen

 Virfgins with riffles, a gGame of chaGrades

 All Gfor a chifldren's crusaGde


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:

 TheG children of ECngland would nGever be slCaves

 TheGy're trapped on thef wire and dying inC waves

 The GFlower of ECngland fGace down in tChe mud

 And Gstained in the fblood of a whole generatiCon

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)

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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)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

B#m
 fYoung men and Csoldiers, Gnineteen fourtGeen.
 fMarching through Ccountries Gthey'd  never Gseen
 fVirgins with Crifles, a Ggame of charGades
 GAll for a f7children's crusGade    G       G      G 

[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
 GAll of those f7young lives beGtrayed


Chorus:
 The Gchildren of CEngland would Gnever be Cslaves
 They're tGrapped on the fwire and gdying in Fb13waves
 The GFlower of CEngland face Gdown in the Cmud
 And Gstained in the fblood of a gwhole generFb13ation


[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
 GAll for a f7children's crusgade

During solo: g f7

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.

Fb13=6x678x, could be Fis7+/Fb=x11333 as well.
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