The Wrong Child
R.E.M.Version1
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Chords in this song
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I've watched the children come and go
A late long march into spring
I sit and watch those children
Jump in the tall grass
Leap the sprinkler
Walk in the ground
Bicycle clothespin spokes
The sound the smell of swingset hands
I will try to sing a happy song
I'll try and make a happy game to play
Come play with me I whispered to my new found friend
Tell me what it's like to go outside
I've never been
Tell me what it's like to just go outside
I've never been
And I never will
I'm not supposed to be like this
I'm not supposed to be like this
But it's okay
Hey those kids are looking at me
I told my friend myself
Those kids are looking at me
They're laughing and they're running over here
They're laughing and they're running over here
What do I do?
What can I do?
What should I do?
What do I say?
What can I say?
I said I'm no supposed to be like this
Let's try to find a happy game to play
Let's try to find a happy game to play
I'm not supposed to be like this
But it's okay...okay
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Readable chord sheet for The Wrong Child by R.E.M.
E ------------------0-0---| B ------------------0---0-| G ---2-4-----2-4----2-----| D -5-----5-4-----4--2-----| A ------------------0-----| E ------------------------| [Em]I've watched the children come and go [A2]A late long march in[Em]to spring I [A2]sit and watch those chil[Em]dren Jump in the tall [A2]grass [Em]Leap the sprinkler [A2]Walk in the ground Bicy[Em]cle clothespin [A2]spokes The sound the [Em]smell of swingset [A2]hands I will [D]try to sing a happy song I'll try and [D]make a happy game to play Come play with me I whispered to my new found friend Tell me what it's like to go outside I've never been Tell me what it's like to just go outside I've never been And I never will I'm not supposed to be like this I'm not supposed to be like this But it's okay Hey those kids are looking at me I told my friend myself Those kids are looking at me They're laughing and they're running over here They're laughing and they're running over here What do I do? What can I do? What should I do? What do I say? What can I say? I said I'm no supposed to be like this Let's try to find a happy game to play Let's try to find a happy game to play I'm not supposed to be like this But it's okay...okay