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