Intro
F#m
[Verse 1]
C Em F#m
I need city lights, defence and weaponry
C Em F#m
No way of knowing my life expectancy
C Em F#m
I learn resistance like I learn to see
C Em F#m
A living witness, a lonely refugee
[Chorus]
A F#m A E
I'm a war child
F#m A E
I'm a war baby
F#m A E
And that's the difference between you..
F#m A E
and me. I'm a war child
[Verse 2]
C Em F#m
My occupation is being occupied
C Em F#m
I stop at the corner to be identified
C Em F#m
Across the border, they pretend victory
C Em F#m
I'm playing in the rubble and dream of destiny
[Chorus]
A F#m A E
I'm a war child
F#m A E
I'm a war baby
F#m A E
And that's the difference between you..
F#m A E
and me. I'm a war child
[Instrumental]
F#m
[Interlude]
F#m A E
You weren't discovered by the Khmer (Rouge)
F#m A E
We hear of "the troubles" on the nightly news
F#m A E
PLO lovers courting after curfew
F#m A E
Your father and brother have the West Bank blues
F#m A E
You weren't discovered by the Khmer (Rouge)
F#m A E
We hear of "the troubles" on the nightly news
F#m A E
PLO lovers courting after curfew
F#m A E
Your father and brother have the West Bank blues
[Solo]
D E D F#m
D E D F#m
D E D F#m
D E D C#m Bm A
[Chorus]
F#m A E
I'm a war child
F#m A E
I'm a war baby. Aaa-a-aaa-aa-
F#m A E
aaaa! Uuu-u-uu-u-u-
F#m A E
uuuu! Aaa-a-aaa-aa-aaaa!
[Outro]
F#m A E
I'm a war child
F#m A E
I'm a war baby
F#m A E
I'm a war child
F#m A E