When The Children Cry - White Lion

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Credits to author of version 1. This is built off of that one

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  E/B   Bm
little child 
 C       Bm
dry your crying eyes 
 C     G1
how can I explain 
  E/B           D1
the fear you feel inside 
 E/B          Bm
cause you were born 
  C       Bm  
into this evil world 
  C           G1
where man is killing man 
   E/B              D1
and no one knows just why 
 C    D1
what we have become 
 G2            Bm
just look what we have done 
 C          G1 
all that we destroyed 
 E/B        D2
you must build again 


 E/B            Bm
when the children cry 
        C        G1
let them know we tried 
            E/B        Bm
cause when the children sing 
        C          D2
then the new world begins 


  E/B   Bm
little child  
  C      Bm
you must show the way 
 C   G1
to a better day 
 E/B       D1
for all the young 
 E/B         Bm
cause you were born 
 C         Bm   
for all the world to see 
 C       G1
that we all can 
 E/B         D1
with love and peace 
 C      D1
no more presidents 
 G2         Bm
and all the wars will end 
 C    G1
one united world 
E/B   D2
under god 


 E/B            Bm
when the children cry 
        C        G1
let them know we tried 
            E/B        Bm
cause when the children sing 
        C          D2
then the new world begins 


 C    D1
what we have become 
 G2            Bm
just look what we have done 
 C          G1
all that we destroyed 
 E/B        D2
you must build again 
 C      D1
no more presidents 
 G2         Bm
and all the wars will end 
 C    G1
one united world 
E/B   D2
under god 


 E/B            Bm
when the children cry 
        C        G1
let them know we tried 
 E/B            Bm
when the children fight 
        C        G1
let them know it ain't right 
 E/B            Bm
when the children pray 
        C        G1
let them know the way 
            E/B        Bm
cause when the children sing 
        C          D2
then the new world begins

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