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[Intro 1] [G][B][C][Cm] [G] [Verse 1] I was [B]told go back where I came [C]from Back where I belong, [A]but I don’t know where I b[G]elong [Verse 2] I was brought [B]here in my mother[C]’s arms Just a little [A]girl searching for the [G]stars [Verse 3] Circum[B]stances forced my parents [C]to leave We crossed the [A]line, [G][B][C][A][G][B] [C]in [A]198[C]9[D][G] [Verse 4] It’s never [B]easy to leave your life be[C]hind A whole new [A]culture, a brand new way [G]of life [Verse 5] Without knowing the lan[B]guage, without even [C]a dime The only frame [A]of mind is [Verse 6] to keep that dream alive [A] [D]It’s not eas[A]y to sur[D] vi[C]ve[G][D] It’s not easy to sur[C]vive[G] [D] [Verse 7] Let’s not for[G]get [B]about the ones [C]who weren’t so luc[D]ky They traveled [G]far in [B]search of their [C]American [D]dream Only to [G]find [B]a world so [C]cruel and [A]empty While the [D]city burns [Verse 8] and [C]world rages the kids are still [G]in cages [B]While the city burns [C]an d world rages the [D]kids are still [G]in cages [Interlude 1] [B][C][A][D][C][D] [G] [Verse 9] As time goes by and you [B]as similate and you integrate It’s easy [C]to forget that you [A]were once in their [G]shoes [Verse 10] With every car you buy and the [B]“I got mine I don’t care” mental[C]ity You loose your humanity [A] [Verse 11] How can you live with [D]your[C]self?[G] [D]How can you live with yoursel[C]f?[G] [D] [Verse 12] Let’s not for[G]get [B]about the ones [C]who weren’t so luc[D]ky They traveled [G]far [B]in search of their [C]American [D]dream Only to [G]find a [B]world so [C]cruel and empty [A] [Verse 13] While the [D]city burns [C]and world rages The kids are still [G]in [B]cages[C] The [D]kids are still [G]in [B]cages[C] The [D]kids are still [G]in [B]cages[C] The [D]kids are still [G]in cages [B][C][A][D][C][D] [Verse 14] [D] What [C]about them? What [G]about them? [Verse 15] The kids [B]in cages Are waiting for [C]a friend What about them? What [G]about them? [Verse 16] The kids [B]in cages Are waiting to [C]be saved [G]What about [B]them?[C] What [G]about [B]them?[C]
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