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
A#m C C# D# G# C# F#
And as I walk these modern streets looking into the future
A#m C 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
A#m C C# D# G# C# F#
And as I walk these modern streets looking into the future
A#m C C# D# G# C# F#
Yeah as I walk these modern streets looking into the future
BRIDGE I
F# A#m G# C# G# F#
What will it take to end the massacre?
F# A#m G# C# G# F#
What will it take to end the massacre?
F# A#m G# C# G# F#
What will it take to end the massacre?
F# A#m 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
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(1, 2, 3, 4!)
F# C# C A# G# F#
What will it take to end the massacre?
F# C# C A# G# F#
What will it take to end the massacre?
F# C# C A# G# F#
What will it take to end the massacre?
F# C# C A# G# F~ F~
What will it take to end the massacre?