Childhood's End

Intro (Fade In)
  Em               Am               Em                Am
e-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
G-|----------------|---2-------2p0--|-----------------|---2------2p0--|
D-|----2-----2p0---|---2-------2p0--|----2-----2p0----|---2------2p0--|
A-|----2-----------|---0------------|----2------------|---0------0----|
E-|-0-----0------3h|5-----3h5-------|-0-----0-------3h|5----3h5-------|

  Am               G   D Em         G      D          Am      Em
e-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|------3---3-3----|---------------|
G-|----2------2p0--|----------------|------2---2-2----|-2--2----------|
D-|----2------2p0--|-5-0-2------2-2-|-5--5-0---0-0----|-2--2--2---2-2-|
A-|-0--------------|-5-0-2------2-2-|-5--5------------|-0--0--2---2-2-|
E-|-------3h5------|-3---0------0-0-|-3--3------------|-------0---0-0-|

Verses:
  Em               Am               Em                Am
e-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
G-|----------------|---2-------2p0--|-----------------|---2------2p0--|
D-|----2-----2p0---|---2-------2p0--|----2-----2p0----|---2------2p0--|
A-|----2-----------|---0------------|----2------------|---0------0----|
E-|-0-----0------3h|5-----3h5-------|-0-----0-------3h|5-----3h5------|

  Em               Am               Am                G   D Em
e-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
G-|----------------|---2-------2p0--|----2-------2p0--|---------------|
D-|----2-----2p0---|---2-------2p0--|----2-------2p0--|-5-0-2-----2-2-|
A-|----2-----------|---0------------|-0----------0----|-5-0-2-----2-2-|
E-|-0-----0------3h|5-----3h5-------|-------3h5-------|-3---0-----0-0-|

    G    D            Am    Em
e-|-----------------|----------------|
B-|------3---3-3----|----------------|
G-|------2---2-2----|-2--2-----------|
D-|-5--5-0---0-0----|-2--2--2---2-2--|
A-|-5--5------------|-0--0--2---2-2--|

E-|-3--3------------|-------0---0-0--|

VERSE 1:

( Em )
You shout in your sleep.
            Am
Perhaps the price is just too steep.
        Em                         Am
Is your conscience at rest if once put to the test?
    Em                             Am
You awake with a start to just the beating of your heart.
                                       G     D       Em
Just one man beneath the sky, just two ears, just two eyes.
G    D    Am    Em


VERSE 2:
       ( Em )                              Am
You set sail across the sea of long past thoughts and memories.
            Em                            Am
Childhood's end, your fantasies merge with harsh realities.
         Em                                  Am
And then as the sail is hoist, you find your eyes are growing moist.
                                          G         D     Am
All the fears never voiced so you have to make your final choice.
G    D

GUITAR SOLO:

  Em                               Am
         B                B

E------15(17)-----15-------------------------------------------| 
B----12-----------------15(17)-----15-15-15-15-----------------| 
G----------------------------------------------------14-14(16)-| 
D--------------------------------------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------------------------------------| 

                   Em
                         B          R     ^^^

E---------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------| 
G------------------12-14(16)14-12-14(16)------| 
D---------/14----------------------------12---| 
A---------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------| 

                              Am
       B           B           ^^^             B

E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---13(15)-----------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------14(16)-12-----------------12-14(16)--14-12-----------|
D----------------------------14----------14----------------------14--|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

                            B
E----------------------12------------------| 
B-----------12*-----12--15(17)-------------| 
G------------------------------------------| 
D------------------------------------------| 
A------------------------------------------| 
E------------------------------------------| 

             * let ring

                          Em
      B                   B

E--------------------------------------15-------| 
B---17(20)--15-17-------15(17)*-----15**-(17)---| 
G-----------------------------------------------| 
D-----------------------------------------------| 
A-----------------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------| 

                              *hold bend and let ring
                                   **play bent note

                         B
E----------------------17(19)--17-15-17-15------------| 
B----------------17-------------------------17--------| 
G-----------------------------------------------------| 
D-----------------------------------------------------| 
A-----------------------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------------| 

       B       B
E---17(19)---17(19)--(19p18p17p0)----15-12------|    
B------------------------------------------------|   
G------------------------------------------------|   
D------------------------------------------------|   
A------------------------------------------------|   
E------------------------------------------------|   

    G     D   Em
          B                                   B

E--------------15-12----------------------------------------| 
B----15-15(17)-------------------15-15-15-------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------14(16)----------| 
D-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A-----------------------------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------------------| 

     G       D      Am                  Em
       B  R                     B  R

E----17(19)17*--17-----------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------17(19)17*--15-17-------| 
G----------------------------------------------------| 
D----------------------------------------------------| 
A----------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------| 

                                      *gradual releases

                                B  R  
E----------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------| 
G-----------------------------14(16)14-12------------| 
D-------------------------------------------14-------| 
A----------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------| 

VERSE 3:

        Em                         Am
Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why?
         Em                             Am
Some are born; some men die beneath one infinite sky.
            Em                          Am
There'll be war, there'll be peace, but everything one day will cease.

                                     G         D         Em
All the iron turned to rust; all the proud men turned to dust.
       Am                     G       D         Em
So all things time will mend, so this song will end.

OUTRO:

    G           D  Am            Em        G       D  Am       Em
      B  R              B  R                   B  R             B  R

E---17(19)17*--17------------------17(19)17*--17---------------------|
B-----------------17(19)17*--15-17-----------------17(19)17*--15-17--|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

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