Verse
F#
Little child, I have found
A#m
If I stood up and looked around
B F#
I'd see a brand new face staring right back at me
F#
I believe, I am sure
A#m
That I'm taller than I was before
B F#
Building a brand new bridge into sincerity
[Chorus]
B C#
But it's at times like this we must learn to grow
F# B
Throw a penny for my children, they are going down
C# F#
When the light shines down much brighter, many souls are found
F# B
And I can't believe what they're saying in the overground
C# D [break]
Throw a penny for my children going down
[Middle 8]
D D7/C
Listen to the wise man as he breathes
Bm
He's really loving me (loving me)
E7sus2 Cm/A
He must be loving me (loving me)
Dmaj7 D7/C
At night I turn my face into the wind
Bm
And I whisper secretly (secretly)
E7sus2 Cm/A [Bb]
What means the most to me and bring him close
D A#
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaaaah
[Verse 2]
F#
Make it bad, make it good
A#m
Make it easy to be understood
B F#
Well, I see a velvet day breaking across the sky
F#
I believe, I am sure
A#m
I am taller than I was before
B F#
Building a brand new bridge, I know I'm gonna try
[Chorus]
B C#
But it's at times like this we must find out why
F# B
Throw a penny for my children, they are going down
C# F#
When the light shines down much brighter, many souls are found
F# B
And I can't believe what they're saying in the overground
C# [Bb] [break]
Throw a penny for my children going down
[Coda]
| D | % | % | % |
D D
Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down
D D
Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down
D D
Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down
D D
Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down
| D | % | % | % |
(repeat and cross fade into: “Down the Road”, the next song on the album)