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