Listen to Child In Time by Deep Purple

Child In Time

Deep Purple

Hard Rock

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Deep Purple

Performer

Ian Gillan

Vocals

Ian Paice

Drums

Jon Lord

Keyboards

Ritchie Blackmore

Ritchie Blackmore

Guitar

Roger Glover

Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Ian Gillan

Songwriter

Jon Lord

Songwriter

Ritchie Blackmore

Ritchie Blackmore

Songwriter

Roger Glover

Songwriter

Ian Paice

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Andy Knight

Recording Engineer

Deep Purple

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Sweet child in time

You'll see the line

The line that's drawn between

Good and bad

See the blind man

Shooting at the world

Bullets flying taking tolls

[Verse 2]

If you've been bad

Oh Lord, I bet you have

And you've not been hit

Oh, by flying lead

You'd better close your eyes, ooh, oh, oh, ooh

Bow your head

Wait for the ricochet

[Verse 3]

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Verse 4]

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Verse 5]

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah

I, I wanna hear you screaming

[Verse 6]

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah

(Ah, ah, ah)

[Verse 7]

Aah, aah, aah

Aah, aah, aah

Aah, aah, aah

[Verse 8]

Aah, aah, aah

Aah, aah, aah

Aah, aah, aah

[Verse 9]

Sweet child in time

You'll see the line

The line that's drawn between

Good and bad

See the blind man

Shooting at the world

Bullets flying taking tolls

[Verse 10]

If you've been bad

Oh Lord, I bet you have

And you've not been hit

Oh, by flying lead

You'd better close your eyes, ooh, oh, oh, ooh

Bow your head

Wait for the ricochet

[Verse 11]

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Verse 12]

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Verse 13]

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah

Uh, I gotta hear you screaming

[Verse 14]

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah

Oh God, no

[Verse 15]

Aah, aah, aah

Aah, aah, aah

Aah, aah, aah

Ah, they gonna shoot me

[Verse 16]

Aah, aah, aah

Aah, aah, aah

Aah, aah, aah

(uh, uh oh, ah, oh God, no)

(uh, uh oh, ah, oh God, no)

(uh, yeah, yeah yeah, oh, ah, ooh no)

Written by: Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover

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