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