Verse
B
Little child, I have found
D#m
If I stood up and looked around
E B
I'd see a brand new face staring right back at me
B
I believe, I am sure
D#m
That I'm taller than I was before
E B
Building a brand new bridge into sincerity
[Chorus]
E F#
But it's at times like this we must learn to grow
B E
Throw a penny for my children, they are going down
F# B
When the light shines down much brighter, many souls are found
B E
And I can't believe what they're saying in the overground
F# G [break]
Throw a penny for my children going down
[Middle 8]
G G7/F
Listen to the wise man as he breathes
Em
He's really loving me (loving me)
A7sus2 Cm/D
He must be loving me (loving me)
Gmaj7 G7/F
At night I turn my face into the wind
Em
And I whisper secretly (secretly)
A7sus2 Cm/D [Bb]
What means the most to me and bring him close
G D#
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaaaah
[Verse 2]
B
Make it bad, make it good
D#m
Make it easy to be understood
E B
Well, I see a velvet day breaking across the sky
B
I believe, I am sure
D#m
I am taller than I was before
E B
Building a brand new bridge, I know I'm gonna try
[Chorus]
E F#
But it's at times like this we must find out why
B E
Throw a penny for my children, they are going down
F# B
When the light shines down much brighter, many souls are found
B E
And I can't believe what they're saying in the overground
F# [Bb] [break]
Throw a penny for my children going down
[Coda]
| G | % | % | % |
G G
Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down
G G
Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down
G G
Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down
G G
Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down
| G | % | % | % |
(repeat and cross fade into: “Down the Road”, the next song on the album)