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