Universal Child Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]How many mountai[Am]ns mus[G]t you fac[C]e
be[Am]fore you [G]learn [C]to climb?[Csus4]
[C]I'm gonna giv[Am]e you wha[G]t it tak[C]es,
my [F]univer[G]sal [C]child[Csus4]

[Verse 2]
[C]I'm gonna try[Am] to f[G]ind a way [C]to
[Am]keep you [G]safe from [C]harm[Csus4]
[C]I'm gonna be [Am]a spe[G]cial place[C],
a [F]shelter [G]from the [C]storm
And I can [F]see [C]you, you're [F]every[C]where,
your [F]portrait [Dm]fills [Am]the sky
[C]I'm gonna wrap my arm[F]s around you[C],
[F]my univer[G]sal child
[C][F][C]

[Verse 3]
And when [Am]I look in[G]to your eye[C]s,
so [Am]innocent [G]and pur[C]e
I see the shad[Am]ow o[G]f the th[C]ings
that [F]you've had [G]to [C]endure[F]
[C]I see the[Am] tracks of eve[G]ry tea[C]r
that [Am]ran right d[G]own your f[C]ace
I see [Am]the hurt, I [G]see the pain,
[C]I see[F] the hum[G]an rac[C]e
And I can [F]feel [C]you, [F]you're every[C]where,
[F]shining [Dm]like [Am]the sun
[C]I wished to god that kid[F]s like
[C]you could [F]be like [G]everyone
[C]

[Verse 4]
How many tumbles [F]must it [C]take
be[Am]fore [G]you learn [C]to fly?
I'm going [Am]to help you [G]spread [C]your wings,
my [F]univer[G]sal [C]child[F]

[Verse 5]
[C]I'm gon[Am]na try to fin[G]d a way[C] to
[Am]keep you [G]safe from [C]harm
We're gonna [Am]be a[G] special p[C]lace,
[F]a shelter [G]from the [C]storm

[Verse 6]
I can [F]feel [C]you, you're [F]every[C]where,
[F]shining [Dm]like [Am]the sun
[C]And I wished to god that kid[F]s like
[C]you could [F]be like [G]everyone[C]
And I wished to god that [F]kids like
[C]you could [F]be like [G]everyone
[C][F]