CG7
Children children children run and jump and play
C
Children you'll be men and women someday
E7
And then you'll have to leave
FC
Your world of make believe now children
G7C
Young carefree children
G7
Children need someone who understands
C
Children need someone to hold their hands
E7
To cheer them when they're sad
FC
To spank them when they're bad now children
G7C
Pretty dirty children
AmG7
Pride goes before destruction
FCG7A haughty spirit goes before a fall
AmG7
Don't you know that we're all children
FCG7
And it's all for one and one for all
CG7
Children call each other names
C
Children playing the grownup games
E7
And the things that's really sad
FC
Is that we lose the faith we had when we were children
G7C
Loud proud children
G7
Children who think that they are grown
C
Children with children of their own
E7
From the cradle to the grave
FC
I wish we could all behave like little children
G7CG7C
God's little children sweet precious children
G7CG7C
Pretty dirty children little bitty children
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.