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