God's Children

Written by: Ray Davies

Published by: Coronado Music

Chord file

Lyrics:

Man made the buildings that reach for the sky
And man made the motorcar and learned how to drive
But he didn't make the flowers and he didn't make the trees
And he didn't make you and he didn't make me
And he got no right to turn us into machines
He's got no right at all
'Cause we are all God's children
And he got no right to change us
Oh, we gotta go back the way the good lord made us all

Don't want this world to change me
I wanna go back the way the good lord made me
Same lungs that he gave me to breath with
Same eyes he gave me to see with

Oh, the rich man, the poor man, the saint and the sinner
The wise man, the simpleton, the loser and the winner
We are all the same to Him
Stripped of our clothes and all the things we own
The day that we are born
We are all God's children
And they got no right to change us
Oh, we gotta go back the way the good lord made
Oh, the good lord made us all
And we are all his children
And they got no right to change us
Oh, we gotta go back the way the good lord made us all
Yeah, we gotta go back the way the good lord made us all

This song can be found on the following releases:

short instrumental coda, stereo mix (0:28), recorded 11 Oct 1970, mixed Nov 16-18, 1970 and Jan 1971 at Morgan Studios (1), Willesden, London
Percy (soundtrack) 26 Mar, 1971 UK Pye NSPL 18365 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
Percy (soundtrack) Jan 1987 UK PRT CDMP 8833 CD
Percy (soundtrack) 25 May, 1998 UK Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 510 CD
Percy (soundtrack) 17 Sep, 2001 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD321 CD
Percy (soundtrack) 27 Sep, 2004 UK Sanctuary Midline SMRCD064 CD
The Pye Album Collection 25 Apr 2005 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary Records Group CMXBX 1125 Multi CD box set
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround & Percy (Deluxe Edition) 18 Aug 2014 UK Sanctuary/BMG/Sony 88843089592 2 CD set
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround & Percy (Deluxe Edition) 26 Aug 2014 USA Sanctuary/BMG/Sony BMG14020 2 CD set

stereo mix (3:12), recorded 12, 13 Oct 1970 at Morgan Studios (1), Willesden, London
Percy (soundtrack) 26 Mar, 1971 UK Pye NSPL 18365 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
God's Children/The Way Love Used To Be Apr 1971 UK Pye 7N 8001 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM
The Kinks (from the soundtrack of the film Percy) 2 Apr, 1971 UK Pye 7NX 8001 7" vinyl EP, 33 1/3 RPM
God's Children/Moments May 1971 Sweden/Norway Pye 7N 8001 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM
God's Children/The Way Love Used To Be 7 Jul, 1971 USA Reprise 1017 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM
The Kink Kronikles 25 Mar, 1972 USA Reprise 2XS 6454 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM
Golden Hour "Kinks"-Lola, Percy & The Apeman Come Face To Face With The Village Green Preservation Society... Something Else! 11 Oct, 1974 UK Pye/Golden Hour GHD 50 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM
Percy (soundtrack) Jan 1987 UK PRT CDMP 8833 CD
The Kink Kronikles 10 Jan, 1989 USA Reprise 6454-2 2 CD set
The Best Of The Ballads May 1993 Germany BMG/Arista 74321 13687 2 CD
Percy (soundtrack) 25 May, 1998 UK Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 510 CD
Percy (soundtrack) 17 Sep, 2001 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD321 CD
The Ultimate Collection 27 May, 2002 UK Sanctuary Records Group RTV0023 2 CD set
Percy (soundtrack) 27 Sep, 2004 UK Sanctuary Midline SMRCD064 CD
The Pye Album Collection 25 Apr 2005 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary Records Group CMXBX 1125 Multi CD box set
Picture Book 8 Dec, 2008 UK Universal/Sanctuary 5313049 Multi CD box set
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround & Percy (Deluxe Edition) 18 Aug 2014 UK Sanctuary/BMG/Sony 88843089592 2 CD set
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround & Percy (Deluxe Edition) 26 Aug 2014 USA Sanctuary/BMG/Sony BMG14020 2 CD set
The Anthology - 1964-1971 17 Nov 2014 UK Sony/Legacy/BMG 88875021542 Multi CD box set

mono film mix, short instrumental coda (0:49), recorded 13 Oct 1970 at Morgan Studios (1), Willesden, London
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround & Percy (Deluxe Edition) 18 Aug 2014 UK Sanctuary/BMG/Sony 88843089592 2 CD set
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround & Percy (Deluxe Edition) 26 Aug 2014 USA Sanctuary/BMG/Sony BMG14020 2 CD set

mono film mix (3:16), recorded Oct 1970 at Morgan Studios (1), Willesden, London
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround & Percy (Deluxe Edition) 18 Aug 2014 UK Sanctuary/BMG/Sony 88843089592 2 CD set
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround & Percy (Deluxe Edition) 26 Aug 2014 USA Sanctuary/BMG/Sony BMG14020 2 CD set

stereo mix, by The Kast Off Kinks, recorded Sep 2001 at GCMP Studios, Hoddesdon, England
The Archway EP - The Kast Off Kinks Nov 2001 UK The Official Kinks Fan Club OKFC CDEP 1 CD EP


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