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