Van Morrison - There There Child: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'There There Child' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn There There Child Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Van Morrison

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'There There Child' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

  C     D     G
There there child
G
There there child
          Bm       Am     G
Don't it make you feel alright?
There there child
         Bm        Am     G
Don't it all look good tonight?
         G                       F
And you feel like goin' but you gotta stay
          C           D         G
Ain't no time for to hop on a freight train
         G                       F
And you feel like layin' in the mornin' hay
             C          D          G
'Cause it's time for a nap now, before rain

There there child
Don't it make you satisfied?
There there child
You can rest your weary eyes
And you feel like walkin' on a mountain top
Or a ride on a boat up the river
And the last lonely sheep has returned to the flock
As you wing over the white cliffs of Dover

There there child
There's a glint in your eye for surprise
There there child
Are you ready to don your disguise? (Yes you are)
Sun goes down across the pond
And the wind, wind is blowing wild
And the swallow soars and the lion roars
Outside your front door
By the oak tree in the meadow

There there child
There there child
Are you ready to don your disguise?
There there child
There's a glint in your eye for surprise
Do you feel like walking on a mountain top
Or ride on a boat up the river?
And the last lonely sheep has returned to the flock
As you wing over the white cliffs of Dover

As you wing over the white cliffs of Dover,
straight ahead
As you wing over the white cliffs of Dover,
straight ahead
You wing over the white cliffs of Dover


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'There There Child' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'There There Child' by Van Morrison.

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