Tom: Am C G7 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 F C Your world of make believe now children G7 C 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 F C To spank them when they're bad now children G7 C Pretty dirty children Am G7 Pride goes before destruction F C G7 A haughty spirit goes before a fall Am G7 Don't you know that we're all children F C G7 And it's all for one and one for all C G7 Children call each other names C Children playing the grownup games E7 And the things that's really sad F C Is that we lose the faith we had when we were children G7 C 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 F C I wish we could all behave like little children G7 C G7 C God's little children sweet precious children G7 C G7 C Pretty dirty children little bitty children