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