"The Kids"


	They're taking her children away
	Because they said she was not a good mother
	They're taking her children away
	Because she was making it with sisters and brothers
	And everyone else, all of the others
	Like cheap officers who would
	stand there and flirt in front of me

	They're taking her children away
	Because they said she was not a good mother
	They're taking her children away
	Because of the things that they heard she had done
	The black Air Force sergeant was not the first one
	And all of the drugs she took, every one, every one

	And I am the Water Boy, the real game's not over here
	But my heart is overflowin' anyway
	I'm just a tired man, no words to say
	But since she lost her daughter
	It's her eyes that fill with water
	And I am much happier this way

	They're taking her children away
	Because they said she was not a good mother
	They're taking her children away
	Because number on was the girl friend from Paris
	The things that they did, ah, they didn't have to ask us
	And then the Welshman from India, who came here to stay

	They're taking her children away
	Because they said she was not a good mother
	They're taking her children away
	Because of the things she did in the streets
	In the alleys and bars, no she couldn't be beat
	That miserable rotten slut couldn't turn, anyone away

	I am the Water Boy, the real game's not over here
	But my heart is overflowin' anyway
	I'm just a tired man, no words to say
	But since she lost her daughter
	It's her eyes that fill with water
	And I am much happier this way



intro	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}
	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}
	{F/C.C.Dm}{C}{C}

	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}		(They're taking her children ...)
	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}		(They're taking her children ...)
	{F/C}{F/C}{F/C}{F/C}		(- everyone else, all of the ...)
	{G}{G}				(- me)

	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}		(They're taking her children ...)
	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}		(They're taking her children ...)
	{F/C}{F/C}{F/C}{F/C}		(- black Air Force sergeant ...)

* tab2	{G}{G}{G}{G}			(- one, And I am the Water Boy ...)
	{C/F}{C}{F}{C}			(- over here, But my heart is ...)
	{G}{G}{G}{G}			((any)- way, I'm just a tired man, no)
	{C/F}{C}{F}{G}			(- words to say, But since she ...)
	{F}{G}{F}{G}			(- eyes that fill with water ...)

guitar	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}		(- way)
	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}
	{F/C.C.Dm}{C}{C}

	...

	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}		(They're taking her children ...)
	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}		(They're taking her children ...)
	{F/C}{F/C}{F/C}{F/C}		(- alleys and bars, no she ...)
	{G}{G}				(- away)

guitar  {G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}
	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}
	{F/C.C.Dm}{C}{C}

bass	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}		baby's voice
	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}		...
	{F/C}{F/C}{F/C}{F/C}		...
	{G/Gsus4}{G/Gsus4}		...
	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}		...
	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}		...
	{F/C}{F/C}{F/C}{F/C}		...
	{G/Gsus4}{G/Gsus4}		...

* tab3	{G/G(bass:f)}{G(bass:e)/G}	(I am the)
	{G}{G}{C/F}{C}			(- Water Boy, the real game's ...)
	{F}{C}{G/D}{G}			(- heart is overflowin' anyway ...)
	{G}{G}{C/F}{C}			(- tired man, no words to say. But)
	{F}{G}{F}{G}			(- since she lost her daughter ...)
	{F}{G}				(- I am much happier this)

ending	{G/F}{C}{F/C}{F/C}		(- way)
	{F/C.C.Dm}{C...




* intro and riff
 {G   /  F}    {C} (sus4)
--7...---5...--------1----------
--8...---6...---1..--1---1...---
--7...---5...---0..--0---0...---
--0...---0...---2..--2---2...---
----------------3..--3---3...---
--------------------------------


* tab2 ("every one")
 {G}   (sus4)  {G}   (sus4)    {G} {G}
--3...---3...---3...---3...---
--0...---1...---3...---1...---
--0...---0...---0...---0...---	...
--0...---0...---0...---0...---
--2...---2...---2...---2...---
--3...---3...---3...---3...---


* tab3: (I am the Water Boy)
 {G  /G(bass.f)}{G(bass.e)/ G}
----------------------------3-------
--0-------0--------0--------0-------
--0-------0--------0--------0-------
--0-------3--------2--------0-------
--2-------2--------2--------2-------
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///// transcribed by Shirou Kouchi (wildside@mtci.or.jp) //////////////////////
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