Save The Life Of My Child

Intro chords G D F G “Good God! Don’t Jump!” G A boy sat on the ledge C G And old man who had fainted was revived F G G7 And everyone agreed ‘twould be a miracle indeed C If the boy survived C Dm “Save the life of my child!” C G D F Cried the desperate mother G The woman from the supermarket G Ran to call the cops C G “He must be high on something,” someone said G C Thought it never made the New York Times G C In the Daily News the caption read C Dm “Save the life of my child!” C G D F Cried the desperate mother G A patrol car passing by G Halted to a stop C G Said officer MacDougal in dismay G C “The force can’t do a decent job G ‘Cause the kids got no respect C For the law today” (and blah blah blah) C Dm “Save the life of my child!” C Cried the desperate mother Dm7 “Oh, what’s becoming of the children?” Dm C People asking each other G When darkness fell, excitement kissed the crowd G And it made them wild C G In an atmosphere of freaky holiday G When the spotlight hit the boy G The crowd began to cheer C He flew away F C “Oh my Grace, I got no hiding place” F C “Oh my Grace, I got no hiding place” repeat and fade