Our Children by Microdisney
From Microdisney’s 1987 Crooked Mile album. Written by Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan. No capo.
INTRO
[A] [D] [A] [A7] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D]
VERSE 1
You get your [D] lunch in the [E7/G#] street
In the [Gmaj7] warm summer [D] wind
With all of the rest of the [E7/G#] broken-heart [A] crew [Em7] [A7]
All of your [D] money was [E7/G#] spent
On a [G] new TV [D] set
Because Jesus was [C] reading the [G] news
CHORUS 1
[Bm7] His past, [C] his lies
[G] They are not [A] mentioned
[D] She’s got to leave this [A6] room and see to our [Gmaj7] children [D]
VERSE 2
Even less [D] money than [E7/G#] sense
She [Gmaj7] must follow [D] him
As he [D] threatens and [E7/G#] preaches and [A] robs [Em7] [A7]
Now all the [D] hotels are [E7/G#] fine
And com [G] passion’s a [D] crime
And he yells in his [C] sleep “Please give me [G] time”
CHORUS 2
[Bm7] My past, [C] my lies
[G] They are not [A] mentioned
[D] She’s got to leave this [A6] room and see to our [Gmaj7] children [D]
BRIDGE
[Em7] So come in [D] one
[Em7] Come in [D] all
[Em7] Just take a [D] chair
[G] Take the [A] walls
VERSE 3
You get your [D] lunch in the [E7/G#] street
You are [Gmaj7] young, you are [D] poor
And you can’t even [E7/G#] do as you’re [A] told [Em7] [A7]
So when the [D] table is [E7/G#] bare
Don’t you [G] say it’s not [D] fair
You’ll get [D] used to it [C] as you get [G] old
CHORUS 3/OUTRO
[Bm7] Our roads [C] are paved
[G] With one in [A] tention
[D] She’s got to leave this [A6] room and see to our [Gmaj7] children [D]
Yeah [D] she’s got to leave this [A6] room and clean away ou [Gmaj7] r children [D]