VERSE I
C G
I wouldn’t wanna be a kid in Africa
F
Where the sun has never shown
C G F
For the child soldiers soldiering all day long
C G
Never knew the joys of being a kid
F
Just a slit in the arm and a forced drug fix
C G F
Then it’s off with a gun to the torture, murder, death
CHORUS
Am B C D G C F
And as I walk these modern streets looking into the future
Am B C D G C F
Yeah as I walk these modern streets looking into the future
VERSE II
F C G
Well now I wouldn’t wanna be a kid in the USA
F
Where the kids are disposable
C G F
You’re just a number on the docket of the selective service roll
C G
Wouldn’t wanna be a kid in one of many lands
F
Working in a factory, a field, a mine
C G F
A sweatshop worker on the production line
CHORUS
Am B C D G C F
And as I walk these modern streets looking into the future
Am B C D G C F
Yeah as I walk these modern streets looking into the future
BRIDGE I
F Am G C G F
What will it take to end the massacre?
F Am G C G F
What will it take to end the massacre?
F Am G C G F
What will it take to end the massacre?
F Am G C G F
What will it take to end the massacre?
VERSE III
F C G
Well now I wouldn’t wanna be a kid in the modern world
F
Neurotic, full of fear, no control
C G F
Hungry, empty, feeling worn and old
C G
Unable to make sense of the heads of state
F
Unable to make sense of the wars they wage
C G F
Feeling every second that I live I go closer to the grave
F
I need to know…
BRIDGE II
F C G F
What will it take oh no
F C G F~ F~
What will it take oh no
ENDING
F
(1, 2, 3, 4!)
F C B A G F
What will it take to end the massacre?
F C B A G F
What will it take to end the massacre?
F C B A G F
What will it take to end the massacre?
F C B A G F~ F~
What will it take to end the massacre?