Intro C Dm
C Dm
[Verse 1]
C
Little girl
F C
Living in a war torn world
Em Dm
She keeps tearing out her eyelashes
Em Am
She keeps tearing out her eyelashes
Em Am
And blowing them in the wind
F C
She can't wait for the wish to come
F C
She can’t wait for the wish to come
[Interlude]
C Dm
[Verse 2]
C
Little boy
F C
Saving up his hard earned pay
Em Dm
He throws it in a well one day
Em Am
He throws it in a well one day
Em Fm
Like a river on the run
F C
He can't wait for the wish to come
F C
He can't wait for the wish to come
[Chorus]
C Dm
Child
Fm C
With eyes that know
C Dm
We can try
Am Fm
We can try
Am
But we be can’t control (We can't control, we can't control)
Fm C
Where the wind blows
[Interlude]
C Dm
[Verse 3]
C
Mean old man
F C
Living in the promised land
Em Dm
He's telling her to feel alone
Em Am
He's telling her to feel alone
Em Fm
Like she's the only one
F C
He can't wait for the war to come
F C
He can't wait for the war to come
[Chorus]
C Dm
Child
Fm C
With eyes that know
C Dm
We can try
Am Fm
We can try
Am
But we be can’t control (We can't control, we can't control)
C
Where the wind blows
[Bridge]
C Dm C
Ohh-ohh-ohh
Am C Dm C
Whoa Ohh-ohh-ohh
[Verse 4]
C
Little girl
F C
Growing up day by day
Em Dm
She learns to change her childish ways
Em Am
She learns to change her childish ways
Em Fm
With the beating of her drum
F C
She can’t wait for the wish to come
F C
She can't wait for the wish to come