Children of the New Frontier

Written by John Stewart

‘Children of the New Frontier’ is on “Punch the Big Guy”, The Ship on Cypress, 1987, CD – Line Records, 1990.

What a song – from Dallas 1963 to the plight of the farmers to the Vietnam vets, as I hear it. Burned into the time, and yet timeless.

Playing hint: The intro has some signature notes – d-d-d b-b, c-b-b a-a. The last two notes on G-string, the others on B-string. If you want to play those notes for the intro, add d-note on B-string for the (G), don´t play high E-string [okay, you can call that a (G5)], etc. – hope you know what I mean. All else shouldn´t be too difficult, except for Sheri, who is in her guitar freshlady´s weeks.

You´ve seen these a couple of times, folks – for you, Sheri:

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Children of the New Frontier John Stewart

(G)(G)(G) (Em)(Em) (C)(Cj7)(Cj7) (D)(D)

(G)(G)(G) (Em)(Em) (C)(Cj7)(Cj7) (D)

(D)“Where do we (G)go from here?"(Em)

Cry the (C)voices of the (D)children,

It was (G)once so loud and (Em)clear,

It was (C)lightning in the (D)field.

"And where do we (G)go from here?"(Em)

Cry the (C)voices of the (D)children,

And (G)burned into the (Em)time,

We are the (C)children,

The (D)(hold)children of the new fron(G)tier.

(G)(G) (Em)(Em) (C)(Cj7)(Cj7) (D)(D)

(G)(G)(G) (Em)(Em) (C)(Cj7)(Cj7) (D)(D)

(G)(G)(G) (Em)(Em) (C) (Cj7) (D)(hold)

In the Texas (Em)sun,

It was (G)196(D)3

That he held the (C)hallowed gun.

And the (D)Texas (Em)wind,

Now there's (G)bullets in the (D)curb stone

Where the (C)dream had been,

There the (Am)dream would (G)end,

It is (F)clear. (D)

´N´ you hear the (Em)train,

And it's (G)rolling past the (D)farmyards

Now with (C)corporate names.

And you (D)hear the (Em)train,

And it's (G)echoing the (D)voices

That were (C)not the same.

Have we (Am)lost the (G)game?

That is the (F)fear. (D)

“Where do we (G)go from here?" (Em)

Cry the (C)voices of the (D)children,

It was (G)once so loud and (Em)clear,

It was (C)lightning in the (D)field.

"And where do we (G)go from here?" (Em)

Cry the (C)voices of the (D)children,

And (G)burned into the (Em)time,

We are the (C)children,

We´re the (D)(hold)children of the new fron(G)tier.

(G)(G) (Em)(Em) (C)(Cj7)(Cj7) (D)(D)

(G)(G)(G) (Em)(Em) (C)(Cj7)(Cj7) (D)(D)

(G)(G)(G) (Em)(Em) (C) (Cj7) (D)(hold)

And you hear the (Em)song

That they (G)called 'Sierra (D)Tango'

When it (C)played Haiphong.

And you (D)hear the (Em)song,

And the (G)nightmares of the (D)boys

Who went and (C)stayed too long,

And their (Am)dreams go (G)on,

And they are (F)here. (D)

“And where do we (G)go from here?" (Em)

Cry the (C)voices of the (D)children,

It was (G)once so loud and (Em)clear,

It was (C)lightning in the (D)field.

"And where do we (G)go from here?" (Em)

Cry the (C)voices of the (D)children,

And (G)burned into the (Em)time,

We are the (C)children,

We´re the (D)(hold)children of the new fron(G)tier.

“Where do we (G)go from here?" (Em)

Cry the (C)voices of the (D)children,

It was (G)once so loud and (Em)clear,

It was (C)lightning in the (D)field.

"And where do we (G)go from here?" (Em)

Cry the (C)voices of the (D)children,

And (G)burned into the (Em)time,

We are the (C)children,

We´re the (D)(hold)children of the new fron(G)tier. (Em)

And (C)where do we go from (D)here?

You (G)know, (Em) ah, it was (C)once so loud and (D)clear,

But so it (G)goes, (Em) (C)

(D)Oooh, and you cry, the (G)children, (Em) (C)

(D)Oooh, and cry, the (G)children, (Em) (C)

(D)Children of the new fron(G)tier. (Em) (C)(Cj7)(D)(D)(G)

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Art Faller & Charlie Woodward

June 2004