[Verse 1]
       D
Little child, I have found
     F#m
If I stood up and looked around
          G                                          D
I'd see a brand new face staring right back at me
    D
I believe, I am sure
         F#m
That I'm taller than I was before
           G                                D
Building a brand new bridge into sincerity
 
 
[Chorus]
            G                                A
But it's at times like this we must learn to grow
        D                               G
Throw a penny for my children, they are going down
         A                                     D
When the light shines down much brighter, many souls are found
      D                                        G
And I can't believe what they're saying in the overground
        A                           Bb [break]
Throw a penny for my children going down
 
 
[Middle 8]
Bb                           Bb7/Ab
Listen to the wise man as he breathes
            Gm
He's really loving me (loving me)
           C7sus2            Cm/F
He must be loving me (loving me)
 
   Bbmaj7                        Bb7/Ab
At night I turn my face into the wind
              Gm
And I whisper secretly (secretly)
               C7sus2     Cm/F            [Bb]
What means the most to me   and bring him close
Bb                      F#
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaaaah
 
 
[Verse 2]
        D
Make it bad, make it good
        F#m
Make it easy to be understood
              G                                   D
Well, I see a velvet day breaking across the sky
    D
I believe, I am sure
     F#m
I am taller than I was before
           G                                      D
Building a brand new bridge, I know I'm gonna try
 
 
[Chorus]
            G                                A
But it's at times like this we must find out why
        D                               G
Throw a penny for my children, they are going down
         A                                     D
When the light shines down much brighter, many souls are found
      D                                        G
And I can't believe what they're saying in the overground
        A                           [Bb] [break]
Throw a penny for my children going down
 
 
[Coda]
| Bb | % | % | % |
 
Bb                            Bb
Throw a penny for my children,  for my children going down
Bb                            Bb
Throw a penny for my children,  for my children going down
Bb                            Bb
Throw a penny for my children,  for my children going down
Bb                            Bb
Throw a penny for my children,  for my children going down
 
| Bb | % | % | % |
 
(repeat and cross fade into: “Down the Road”, the next song on the album)