Bad Day Child Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Hello,
Mrs.
[E]J.
How are you?
Mrs.
J., anything wrong?
I had it all worked [Em]out.
With one more baby I could have managed,
[E]but not with two.
The welfare have already
been on to me.
[Em]Twins?
You're expecting [E]twins?[Em]
How [E]quickly [D]an idea [Em]planted can take
root and grow into [C]a plan.
The thought [Em]conceived in this [D]very room [Esus4]grew,
[Em]as surely as a seed in a mother's wo[E]mb.
Give one [B]to me.
Please,
Mrs.
Johnston, please.
Are you that desperate to have a baby?
Each day I look out [F#sus4]from this window,[B]
I see him with [F#sus4]his friends, I hear him [B]call.
I rush [Gdim]down, but as I fold my arms around hi[B]m,
he's gone.
[Gdim]Was he ever ther[Bbdim]e at all?[B]
I've dreamed of all [F#sus4]the places
I would [B]take him
The games we'd play,
[F#sus4]the stories I would [B]tell
The jokes [Gdim]we'd share,
the clothing I would make [B]him
I reach [Gdim]out , but [Bbdim]as I do,
he fades [B]away.[D][Bm][D][Bm]
[D]If my child was raised [Bm]in
a [D]palace like this [Bm]one,
He [D]wouldn't have to worry [Bm]where
his [D]next meal was coming [Bm]from
[Em]His clothing would be supplied by
[A]George
Henry
Lee
[D]He'd [A]have all[D] his own toy[Bm]s
and a [D]garden to [Bm]play in
He could [D]make too much [Bm]noise without
the [D]neighbours complain[Bm]ing
Silver [Em]trays to take meals on
A [A]bike with both wheels on
Yes
[D]An [A]d he'd s[D]leep every
[Bm]night in a [D]bed of his own
[Bm]He wouldn't get [D]into fights,[Bm]
he'd leave [D]matches alone
[Bm]And [Em]you'd never find him
eff[A]ing and blinding
Never!
And [D]when he grew [Bm]up,
he could nev[D]er be told
[Bm]To stand[D] and queue up for[Bm]
hours on [D]end at the door
He'd [Em]grow up to be a [A]credit to me
[C]To [F]you?
[Dm]Yes, but I would [F]still be able
to see him [Dm]every day, wouldn't
I?
[Gm]Oh, of course you would.
And [C]you'd look after him,
wouldn't [Asus4]you?
I'd keep him [D]warm in the [Bm]winter
An[D]d cool when [Bm]it shines
I'd [D]pull out his splinters
[Bm]Without [D]making him [Bm]cry
[Em]I'd always be there if his
dream [A]became a nightmare
[Bm]My c[D]hild[Bm][D][Bm]
[D]My [Bm]child[D][Bm]
[D]My [Bm]child[D][Bm][D]