Children On The Lawn Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Hello, [F]hello, hello.
This is George Fuller speaking.
George Fuller speaking.
Speaking about [C]six inches away from the
micro[Bb]phone.
The evening of the 26th of August, 1959.
[Eb]I'm going to r[F]ecord some records,
three and three -quarter
inches per second.
[Bb]On a very nice summer's
evening.
A beautiful [Bb]evening.
We've just been out and had a couple
of lagers.
[C]Rummaging through the [F]loft one day
For [C]pieces of family his[F]tory
I [C]discover some [F]tapes we made
on [C]a now defunc[Am]t tele
[G]funken my [F]grandpa [G]gave.
Avail[C]ing myself of a [F]friend's revox,
I un[C]leash the past from this [F]musty box.
A [C]play I wrote with no dis[F]cernible plot,
a [C]chat with a [Am]school chum
once [G]close now [F]long forgot.
[G]Although oxide[F]'s shedding,
[C]so is light
[F]I can feel my c[G]hildhood
[F]slowly getting closer
[C]I see[F] it clearly,
children on the lawn, ex[G]cited [Em]faces
[Am]Squeezy [C]bottle cha[F]sers,
now lost in [C]time
[Fm]Children[Em] on th[F]e lawn,
[G]forgotten nei[Em]ghbours
[Am]Strange [C]muffled [F]phrases,
coming down [C]the line[Bb]
[Eb][F][Bb][Bb]
[Gm]The melodi[C]ca version of I'm a Believer,
a dog impression,
I think that's me,
my sister confessing,
the boy she's [F]kissed,
she can [C]only be [Am]eight,
cos [G]this was [F]sixty [Em]-six.
[G]Although ox[F]ide's shedding, [C]is light
[F]I can feel my c[G]hildhood
[F]slowly getting closer
[C]I see[F] it clearly,
children on the lawn, ex[G]cited [Em]faces
[Am]Squeezy [C]bottle cha[F]sers,
now lost in [Em]time
[Fm]Children [C]on [F]the lawn,
for[G]gotten neigh[Em]bours
[Am]Strange [G]muffled phr[F]ases,
coming down [A]the line[C][F][Bb][G][F][C]
[F]I can feel my c[G]hildhood
slowly get[F]ting closer,
[C]I see[F] it clearly.
Dis[C]torted laughter, shouts and [F]screams,
bring [C]waves of longing
for childhood's dreams.
But as memories loom,
my ho[F]rizon shrinks.
My [C]past is [Am]fast,
my [G]future [F]quarter [Em]inch.[G]
Although ox[F]ide's shedding, [C]so is light
[F]I can feel my c[G]hildhood
[F]slowly getting closer
[C]I see[F] it clearly
Children on the lawn, ex[G]cited [Fm]faces
[Am]Squeezy [G]bottle cha[F]sers
Now lost in [Fm]time
[Em]Chil[F]dren on the lawn,
forgotten neigh[Fm]bours,
[Am]stra[G]nge muffled phra[F]ses,
coming down [C]the line.[Bb]
[Eb][F][F]
[F]
The volume control is about 4 .4, closing now.