verse 1:
D G D
A child is born on a battlefield,
F#m G A
A soldier boy falls to his knees,
G F#m
And a woman cries in joy and pain,
A G D
When will we live in peace again?
verse 2:
D G D
A child is born where the wild wind blows,
F#m G A
In a country torn from the south to the north,
G F#m
And a family runs from day to day,
A G Bm
When will we see our home again?
G F#
When will we see the simple truth,
Bm G
The only thing that's worth a damn,
Em7 D A
The life of a child is more than a forest,
Em7 D A
The life of a child is more than a border,
Bm G Em7 D A
Could ever be.
verse 3:
D G D
A child is born in the desert sun,
F#m G A
A tiny life has just begun,
G F#m
And a mother cries for her hungry babe,
A G D
When will I feed my boy again?
verse 4:
D G D
A child is born to an ordinary home,
F#m G A
East or west, it could be anyone,
G F#m
But we all want to know, will my child survive to see the day,
A G Bm
When we will be secure again?
G F#
When will we see the simple truth,
Bm G
That the only thing that's worth a damn,
Em7 D A
The life of a child is more than a forest,
Em7 D A
The life of a child is more than a border,
Em7 D A
The life of a child is more than religion,
Em7 D A Bm
The life of a child is only a heartbeat from eternity,
G Em7 D A
We must believe, for the sake of humanity,
G Em7 D A Bm G Em7 D A Bm G
We must believe!!!
Em7 D A Bm G Em7 D A G
For the sake of humanity, we must believe.