The Children Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[E]The children [F]are born,
[Em]they bud and they [F]bloom
[Am]Four in a [F]bed, eight in a room
A tapestry woven on poverty's [E]loom
[Am]So build a wall where the ch[E]ildren play
[Am]Till the welfare comes
to take [E]them away
The children [Am]sit in the [Em]dust and s[Am]tare,
[F]too hungry to move,
[Em]too hungry t[F]o care,
[E]only [F]their eyes beg us [E]to share,
[Am]so build a wall and on i[E]t carve,
[Am]behind this wall a children's star[E].
The children [F]cry [Em]an d
crouch in the [F]mud,
pain [E]in [F]the belly an[Em]d fear in the bl[F]ood.
[E]Fear is a [F]torrent,
[E]but hate is a flood.
[Am]So build a wall when the
bombers [E]fly.[Am]
You needn't watch the children [D]die.