Teach Your Children — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Chords and lyrics for Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (key of D).
Verse 1
Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young
Intro
| D | G | D | Asus4 A Asus2 |
Verse 1
[D]You, who are on the [G]road,
Must have a [D]code, that you can [Asus4]live [A][Asus2]by.[A]
And [D]so, become [G]yourself,
Because the [D]past, is just a [Asus4][A][Asus2]goodbye.[A]
Chorus
[D]Teach your children [G]well,
Their father's [D]hell, did slowly [Asus4]go [A]by[A][Asus2]
And [D]feed, them on your [G]dreams
The one they [D]pick's, the one you’ll [A]know by.
Bridge
[D]Don’t you ever ask them [G]why,
If they told you, you would [D]cry,
So just look at them and [Bm][G][G]sigh,[A]
And know they [D]love you.
Solo
| G | D | A |
Verse 2
And [D]you, of tender [G]years,
(Can you hear and) (Do you care and)
Can’t know the [D]fears, that your elders [A]grew by
(Can you see we) (Must be free to)
And so please [D]help, them with your [G]youth,
(Teach your children) (You believe and)
They seek the [D]truth, before they [A]can die,
(Make a world that) (We can live in)
Chorus
[D]Teach, your parents [G]well,
Their children’s [D]hell, will slowly [Asus4]go [A][Asus2]by.[A]
And [D]feed, them on your [G]dreams,
The one they [D]pick's, the one you’ll [A]know by.
Bridge
[D]Don’t you ever ask them [G]why,
If they told you, you would [D]cry,
So just look at them and [Bm][G]sigh,[A][G]
And know they [D]love you.
Outro
| G | D A | D D D A | D
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