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