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When The Children Cry

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[Verse]
 Glittle Dchild
 Emdry your Bmcrying eyes
 Chow can GI explain
the fEmear you feel insDide
 Gcause you were Dborn
 Eminto this Bmevil world
 Cwhere man is Gkilling man
and Emno one knows just Dwhy
[Pre-chorus]
 Cwhat have Bmwe become
 Emjust look what Bmwe have done
 Call that Gwe destroyed
Emyou must build agDain
[Chorus]
when the Emchildren Bmcry
let them Cknow we Gtried
cause when the Emchildren Bmsing
then the Cnew world begDins
[Verse]
 Glittle Dchild
 Emyou must Bmshow the way
 Cto a Gbetter day
for Emall the Dyoung
 Gcause you were Dborn
Emfor all the Bmworld to see
 Cthat we Gall can live
with Emlove and Dpeace
[Pre-chorus]
 Cno more Bmpresidents
 Emand all the Bmwars will end
 Cone unGited world
 Emunder Dgod
[Chorus]
when the Emchildren Bmcry
let them Cknow we Gtried
cause when the Emchildren Bmsing
then the Cnew world begGins
[Pre-chorus]
 Cwhat have Bmwe become
 Emjust look what Bmwe have done
 Call that Gwe destroyed
Emyou must build agDain
 Cno more Bmpresidents
 Emand all the Bmwars will end
 Cone unGited world
 EmUnder Dgod
[Chorus]
when the Emchildren Bmcry
let them Cknow we Gtried
when the Emchildren Bmfight
let them Cknow it ain't Dright
when the Cchildren Bmpray
let them Cknow the Bmway
cause when the Emchildren Bmsing
then the Cnew world begDins

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When The Children Cry

by White Lion

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

G D

little child

Em Bm

dry your crying eyes

C G

how can I explain

Em D

the fear you feel inside

G D

cause you were born

Em Bm

into this evil world

C G

where man is killing man

Em D

and no one knows just why

[Pre-chorus]

C Bm

what have we become

Em Bm

just look what we have done

C G

all that we destroyed

Em D

you must build again

[Chorus]

Em Bm

when the children cry

C G

let them know we tried

Em Bm

cause when the children sing

C D

then the new world begins

[Verse]

G D

little child

Em Bm

you must show the way

C G

to a better day

Em D

for all the young

G D

cause you were born

Em Bm

for all the world to see

C G

that we all can live

Em D

with love and peace

[Pre-chorus]

C Bm

no more presidents

Em Bm

and all the wars will end

C G

one united world

Em D

under god

[Chorus]

Em Bm

when the children cry

C G

let them know we tried

Em Bm

cause when the children sing

C G

then the new world begins

[Pre-chorus]

C Bm

what have we become

Em Bm

just look what we have done

C G

all that we destroyed

Em D

you must build again

C Bm

no more presidents

Em Bm

and all the wars will end

C G

one united world

Em D

Under god

[Chorus]

Em Bm

when the children cry

C G

let them know we tried

Em Bm

when the children fight

C D

let them know it ain't right

C Bm

when the children pray

C Bm

let them know the way

Em Bm

cause when the children sing

C D

then the new world begins

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