Intro Em / Bm / D / Em / x 6 verse 1 Em Bm D Em Take all the Metal and Wood Em Bm D Em Used in the waging war Em Bm D Em And teach the men that make those weapons Em Bm D Em To build shelter for the poor verse 2 Take all the money we spend On the way that we appear Find the ones that die of hunger And help them to see another year Em Bm D Em Before we fade away Em Bm D Em Let's make a better day Em Bm D Em This world will keep on turning Em Bm D-- Em After we are gone... long gone. Solo: Em / Bm / D / Bm / x 4 verse 3 There is a forest I loved Where the air was fresh and clean We took the forest for a factory So we could build some more machines verse 4 When I was young I learned to sing And music blossomed in my soul We took the music from the schools And left the darkest, gaping holes. Chorus: