Ooh Child...             

as sung by Melanie  
 

Intro
D......A/C#......Bm7.......F#m7+sus4* [= A9/F#]  (x4)
 

 
D........A/C#......Bm7...................A9/F#*....
   Oo - ooh child, things are gonna get easier
 

D......A...................Bm7.......A9/F#.....
   Ooh child, things'll be ni--cer
 

D......A/C#...Bm7..................A9/F#.....
   Ooh child, things are gonna get easier
 

D.....A....................Bm7.....A9/F#.....
   Oh child, things'll be lighter
 

G.......D...............G......................Asus4....
   Some day we're gonna walk in the shade of a beautiful sun
 

G.......D.........................Em7........A......
 Some day when the world is much brighter
 

G.......D...............Em7........................Asus4.........
   Some day we're gonna put it together then we'll get it undone
 

G.......D.......................Em7........A......
Some day when your head is much lighter
 

 
D..........A/C#....Bm7....................A9/F#......
   Oo - ooh child, things are gonna get easier
 

D.........A.................Bm7.........A9/F#........
   Oh child, things'll be nicer
 

 
D.........A/C#.....Bm7.....................A9/F#.....
   Oo - ooh child, things are gonna get lovelier
 

D........A...................Bm7.........Esus4.......
Oh child, things could be brighter
 

G.........D...............G.....................Asus4.....A....
    Some day we're gonna walk in the shade of a beautiful sun
 

G.......D..........................Em7........Asus4....A...
Some day when your head is much lighter
 

G.........D..............Em7...............................A.....
    Some day we're gonna put it together then we'll get it undone
 

G.........D.......................Em7.......Asus4.........
  Some day when the world is much brighter
 

 
D.........A.........Bm7...................E......
    Oo - ooh child, things are gonna get easier
 

D..........A...................Bm7.......Esus4....
    Ooh child, things will be nicer
 

D......A...Bm7.....................E......
Ooh child, things are gonna get easier
 

D........A..................Bm7......E.......A......
  Oh child, things will be lighter     right now
 

Dmaj7............A..........Dmaj7............A......
           right now                  right  now     (etc.)
 

 
 [ chords transcribed by Ian of Oz  ]