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
Em F# G A D G C
And as I walk these modern streets looking into the future
Em F# 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
E sweatshop worker on the production line
CHORUS
Em F# G A D G C
And as I walk these modern streets looking into the future
Em F# G A D G C
Yeah as I walk these modern streets looking into the future
BRIDGE I
C Em D G D C
What will it take to end the massacre?
C Em D G D C
What will it take to end the massacre?
C Em D G D C
What will it take to end the massacre?
C Em 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 F# E D C
What will it take to end the massacre?
C G F# E D C
What will it take to end the massacre?
C G F# E D C
What will it take to end the massacre?
C G F# E D F~ F~
What will it take to end the massacre?