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