Verse
G#
Little child, I have found
Cm
If I stood up and looked around
C# G#
I'd see a brand new face staring right back at me
G#
I believe, I am sure
Cm
That I'm taller than I was before
C# G#
Building a brand new bridge into sincerity
[Chorus]
C# D#
But it's at times like this we must learn to grow
G# C#
Throw a penny for my children, they are going down
D# G#
When the light shines down much brighter, many souls are found
G# C#
And I can't believe what they're saying in the overground
D# Fb [break]
Throw a penny for my children going down
[Middle 8]
Fb Fb7/D
Listen to the wise man as he breathes
C#m
He's really loving me (loving me)
F#7sus2 Cm/B
He must be loving me (loving me)
Fbmaj7 Fb7/D
At night I turn my face into the wind
C#m
And I whisper secretly (secretly)
F#7sus2 Cm/B [Bb]
What means the most to me and bring him close
Fb C
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaaaah
[Verse 2]
G#
Make it bad, make it good
Cm
Make it easy to be understood
C# G#
Well, I see a velvet day breaking across the sky
G#
I believe, I am sure
Cm
I am taller than I was before
C# G#
Building a brand new bridge, I know I'm gonna try
[Chorus]
C# D#
But it's at times like this we must find out why
G# C#
Throw a penny for my children, they are going down
D# G#
When the light shines down much brighter, many souls are found
G# C#
And I can't believe what they're saying in the overground
D# [Bb] [break]
Throw a penny for my children going down
[Coda]
| Fb | % | % | % |
Fb Fb
Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down
Fb Fb
Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down
Fb Fb
Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down
Fb Fb
Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down
| Fb | % | % | % |
(repeat and cross fade into: “Down the Road”, the next song on the album)