Mccartney Paul - Deliver Your Children guitar tab

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Deliver your children

written and performed by Paul McCartney

from "London Town", 1978

transcribed by Peter Eybert

(Capo 5, preferably 12-string)

Em Em/F# G D

Well, the rain was a-falling and the ground turned to mud

Em D A

I was watching all the people running from the flood

Em Em/F# G D

So I started to prayin' though I ain't no prayin' man

Bm Em Bm Em

for the Lord to come a helpin' knowing he'd understand.

CHORUS:

D D/C# Bm

Deliver your children to the good good life

G Bm Em

give 'em peace and shelter and a fork and knife

D D/C# Bm

shine a light in the morning and a light at night

D F#m Bm G Bm Em

and if a thing goes wrong you'd better make it right.

Em Em/F# G D

Well, I had me a woman, she was good and clean

Em D A

she spent all day with the washing machine

Em G D

but when it came to lovin' she was never around

Bm Em Bm Em

she was out getting dirty --- all over town.

CHORUS

Am Am/B C G

Well, I was low on money and my truck broke down

Am G D

I was on my way to the lost and found

Am Am/B C G

so I took it to a dealer, I said make it run

Em Am Em Em7 Am

well, I ain't got no money, but I got me a gun.

Am Am/B C G

I said you robbed me before so I'm robbing you back

Am G D

and if it don't put you straight it'll put you on the right track

Am Am/B C G

well, I ain't no devil and I ain't no saint

Em Am Em Em7 Am

but I can tell a dealer by the color of his paint.

CHORUS

Em Em/F# G D

If you want good eggs you gotta feed that hen

Bm Em

and if you wanna hear some more

Bm Em

well, I'll sing it again.

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