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