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Here it is, straight off of Obscured by Clouds! enjoy!
CHILDHOOD'S END
Pink Floyd
(Gilmour)
Intro (Fade In)
Em Am Em Am
e-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G-|----------------|---2-------2p0--|-----------------|---2-------2p0--|
D-|----2-----2p0---|---2-------2p0--|----2-----2p0----|---2-------2p0--|
A-|----2-----------|---0------------|----2------------|---0-------0----|
E-|-0-----0------3h|5-----3h5-------|-0-----0-------3h|5-----3h5-------|
Am G D Em G D Am Em
e-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|------3---3-3----|----------------|
G-|----2------2p0--|----------------|------2---2-2----|-2--2-----------|
D-|----2------2p0--|-5-0-2------2-2-|-5--5-0---0-0----|-2--2--2---2-2--|
A-|-0--------------|-5-0-2------2-2-|-5--5------------|-0--0--2---2-2--|
E-|-------3h5------|-3---0------0-0-|-3--3------------|-------0---0-0--|
Verses:
Em Am Em Am
e-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G-|----------------|---2-------2p0--|-----------------|---2-------2p0--|
D-|----2-----2p0---|---2-------2p0--|----2-----2p0----|---2-------2p0--|
A-|----2-----------|---0------------|----2------------|---0-------0----|
E-|-0-----0------3h|5-----3h5-------|-0-----0-------3h|5-----3h5-------|
Em Am Am G D Em
e-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G-|----------------|---2-------2p0--|----2-------2p0--|----------------|
D-|----2-----2p0---|---2-------2p0--|----2-------2p0--|-5-0-2------2-2-|
A-|----2-----------|---0------------|-0----------0----|-5-0-2------2-2-|
E-|-0-----0------3h|5-----3h5-------|-------3h5-------|-3---0------0-0-|
G D Am Em
e-|-----------------|----------------|
B-|------3---3-3----|----------------|
G-|------2---2-2----|-2--2-----------|
D-|-5--5-0---0-0----|-2--2--2---2-2--|
A-|-5--5------------|-0--0--2---2-2--|
E-|-3--3------------|-------0---0-0--|
VERSE 1:
(Em)
You shout in your sleep.
Am
Perhaps the price is just too steep.
Em Am
Is your conscience at rest if once put to the test?
Em Am
You awake with a start to just the beating of your heart.
G D Em
Just one man beneath the sky, just two ears, just two eyes.
G D Am Em
VERSE 2:
(Em) Am
You set sail across the sea of long past thoughts and memories.
Em Am
Childhood's end, your fantasies merge with harsh realities.
Em Am
And then as the sail is hoist, you find your eyes are growing moist.
G D Am
All the fears never voiced so you have to make your final choice.
G D
GUITAR SOLO:
Em Am
B B
E------15(17)-----15-------------------------------------------|
B----12-----------------15(17)-----15-15-15-15-----------------|
G----------------------------------------------------14-14(16)-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
Em
B R ^^^
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G------------------12-14(16)14-12-14(16)------|
D---------/14----------------------------12---|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
Am
B B ^^^ B
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---13(15)-----------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------14(16)-12-----------------12-14(16)--14-12-----------|
D----------------------------14----------14----------------------14--|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B
E----------------------12------------------|
B-----------12*-----12--15(17)-------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
* let ring
Em
B B
E--------------------------------------15-------|
B---17(20)--15-17-------15(17)*-----15**-(17)---|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
*hold bend and let ring
**play bent note
B
E----------------------17(19)--17-15-17-15------------|
B----------------17-------------------------17--------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B B
E---17(19)---17(19)--(19p18p17p0)----15-12------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
G D Em
B B
E--------------15-12----------------------------------------|
B----15-15(17)-------------------15-15-15-------------------|
G-------------------------------------------14(16)----------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
G D Am Em
B R B R
E----17(19)17*--17-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------17(19)17*--15-17-------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
*gradual releases
B R
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------14(16)14-12------------|
D-------------------------------------------14-------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 3:
Em Am
Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why?
Em Am
Some are born; some men die beneath one infinite sky.
Em Am
There'll be war, there'll be peace, but everything one day will cease.
G D Em
All the iron turned to rust; all the proud men turned to dust.
Am G D Em
So all things time will mend, so this song will end.
OUTRO:
G D Am Em G D Am Em
B R B R B R B R
E---17(19)17*--17----------------------------17(19)17*--17--------------------------|
B---------------------17(19)17*--15-17------------------------17(19)17*--15-17------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ashford was here!
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Eric Average |
#1 by Eric at Apr 6, 1971 at 12:24 PM EST |
| this song is seriously great. it is definitly wicked underrated and really intriging because it sounds like...American Classic Rock...while floyd was over the seas psychedelic experimental rock. either way besides the genres...this song is fuckin great! | |
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Travis Wanna Be |
#2 by Travis Alford at Sep 5, 1971 at 9:42 PM EST |
| This song is simply fantastic; too bad so few other than real PF fans know about it. If I had a radio station, this would be on the A list. | |
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The Mexican Who Average |
#3 by The Mexican Who's Living Under Satan's Wing at Feb 9, 1978 at 5:12 AM EST |
| Incredible song from a vastly underrated and overlooked CD. I have to confess that I have been a PF fan since 1994, and I'm kind of "re-discovering" them now as I approach 30. Old staples are set aside, and I'm delving more into albums that collected dust for a few years as well as more of the solo stuff. Anyway, this song is very powerful to me, since I'm at a time where childhood is behind me, and the long haul of life stares me in the face. Good stuff. | |
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niles Wanna Be |
#4 by niles lewis at Nov 5, 1978 at 2:27 PM EST |
| you awake with a start just the beating of your heart just one man beneath the sky just two ears, just two eyes some of my favorite floyd lyrics have any of you guys actually seen la vallee? | |
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John Wanna Be |
#5 by John Merritt at May 23, 1979 at 6:22 PM EST |
| I love this song a bit. Odd, but it has a lot of things going for it, hence I love it, but it has too many weak points, hence the a bit. I would like the song so much more if the las two lines went like this: so all things time will mend and so we reach childhood's end I actually wrote a song (well, lyrics actually, I can't write music, unfortunately) called Childhood's end, about much of the same as the this song, but with the "so we reach childhood's end" line as my ending. OBC deserves a lot more credit than it gets, and it's sad. While this CD has no standouts, it has a very solid lineup: Obscured by Clouds: a very good instrumental 4/5 When You're in: another good instrumental 4/5 Burning Bridges: a beautiful song about nuclear warfare (Hiroshima/Nagasaki specifically (at least that is what I think) 4.5/5 The Gold It's In The...: Not my favorite style of music, but then again, PF makes me like almost everything they do. 4/5 Wot's...Uh The Deal: If nothing else, you've got to love the title, and the lyrics, and the music, and, well, just about everything. 4.5/5 Mudmen: an instrumental version of Burning Bridges, longer, but not as good. 4/5 Childhood's End: About, well, I'm not sure, but it's very good. 4.5/5 Free Four: My personal favorite on the album. I love me a good song about death set to the happiest tune out there. 4.5-5/5 Stay: I'm not sure about this song, but it is loaded with potential, so I'll give it a tentative 4/5 Absolutely Curtains: Another good instrumental closer. I love the title. 4/5 It is very hard to find a Cd with a more consistent lineup than this. It's one of five albums I can think of with no weak songs (others being Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, Wish You Were Here, notice a trend anybody). Pink Floyd is the best band not only because of the heights their best work reached, but because the quality of the stuff in the middle of their catalogue is equal to the highs of most other bands, if not much better. | |
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Eric Wanna Be |
#6 by Eric Canfield at Apr 8, 1980 at 10:00 AM EST |
| "Childhoods end your fantasies merge with harsh realities" Straight up this is the message the whole song stands behind. If anyone knows where I can get the REAL tabs for this song Im dying to know. Not the single guitar tabs that slightly sound like it. | |
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R.I.P Dimebag D Professional |
#7 by R.I.P Dimebag Darrell at May 19, 1980 at 4:19 PM EST |
| I loved this song before, but I love it even more now that I know what it is about. I feel this song and "Time" go very well together. Good question there, dasquien. So has anyone seen La Vallee? | |
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Dusty Wanna Be |
#8 by Dusty Delonge at Apr 11, 1982 at 3:50 PM EST |
| the meaning is basically in the lyrics. other than that its a great song. very few people know this album and isnt very appreciated. people forget this is the album right before dsotm and you can hear the similarities in the music. if anyone has the oppritunity, find an old bootleg of this song. there are very few performances of it but floyd often jams out on this song for 10 plus minutes!....its great | |
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Chris Badass |
#9 by Chris Phillips at May 7, 1992 at 5:00 AM EST |
| Anybody who visits this song on this site is a true Floyd fan. Obscurred by Clouds is as fantastic as Meddle, Wish You Were Here and Animals, although I could listen to Careful with that Axe Eugene (Come in Number 51, your time is up) forever also. | |
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Jay the Hellrac Average |
#10 by Jay the Hellracer... at Mar 12, 1998 at 12:44 AM EST |
| I hear ya ... | |
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birdman Average |
#11 by birdman ethdh at Aug 20, 2005 at 11:35 AM EST |
| Actually, cheeriokid and others, this was Gilmour's last lyrical contribution to the band for 15 years. So no, Waters did not write it. | |
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