When The Children Cry Tab by
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Intro 1
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   [Fade in]
E|-0-------12------10------8---7----|-10------8-------7-------3---2----|
B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
G|-----0-------0-------0------------|-----0-------0-------0------------|
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E|-0--------------------------------|-0-----------------------3---2----|
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E|-0-------12------10------8---7----|-10------8-------7----------------|
B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0---0-----0---3----|
G|-----0-------0-------0------------|-----0-------0-------0---0---2----|
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E|-0--------------------------------|-0-----------------------3---2----|
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E|-0-----------------------2--------|--------------0--------------------|
B|-------------0-----3-------3------|-1-------1h3----3---3--------------|
G|---------0-----------4-------4----|---0---0----0---------0-----0---0--|
D|-------4---4-----------4-------0--|-----2------------------0----------|
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E|-0--------------------------------|------------------3-------3---2----|
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E|-------------------------2--------|-------------0---2-------2h3p2p0-----|
B|-------------0-----3-------3------|-1-------3---------3---3--------3----|
G|---------0-----------4-------4----|-----0-----0---------2---------------|
D|-------4---4-----------4-------0--|-------2---------0-------------------|
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Verse 1
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   Little child
E|------------------------------------|
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   dry your crying eyes
E|---------------------------2--------|
B|---------------------3-------3------|
G|-0-------0-2-0h2p0-----2-------2----|
D|---2---2----------2------4-------0--|
A|-----2-------------2----------------|
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   How can I                 explain the/    fear you feel inside
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   'Cause you were born
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   into this evil world
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   Where man is kill                ing man    and/                 no one knows just why
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PreChorus 1

C

Bm

What have we become

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Emadd9

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just look what we have done

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All that we destroyed

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Emadd9

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Dsus4

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you must build a gain When the

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Chorus 1

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C

G

children cry let them/ know we tried 'Cause when the

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children sing then the/ new world begins

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E|-5-------10---------------| B|---7----------------------| G|-----7-11-----------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| 1 2 3

Verse 2
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Little child
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you must  show the way
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To a better day for/      all the young
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'Cause you were born
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for the   world to see
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That we all can live with love/
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   and peace
E|-----------------2-------3p2------|
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D|-------4---4-----0----------------|
A|-----2----------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------|
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PreChorus 2

C

Bm

No more presi dents

Emadd9

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and all the wars will end

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One unit ed world

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Dsus4

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under God

Chorus 2

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C

G

When the children cry let them/ know we tried

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'Cause when the children sing then the/

C

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Dsus4

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Dsus4

new world begins

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Solo 1

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D/F#

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E|-------------12-------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-(15)------------13----------15---|-12--------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-------------14p1211---------------| D|----------------------------------|--------------------------12-------| A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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C

G

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E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-15----------15p13p1213p12-------------|-----------15------15---------------| G|----------------------------------14---|-(14)(14)12-------------------------| D|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

PreChorus 3
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   [Whammy] What have                 we become
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just look what we have done
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All that we destroyed
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you must build again
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No more presi dents
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and all the wars will end
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One unit ed world
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under God

Chorus 3
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When the       children cry let them/ know we tried
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'Cause when the       children fight let them/
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   know it ain't right                 When the
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children pray let them/ know the way
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'Cause when the       children sing
then the
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   new world begins
E|--------------0---2-------2h3p2p0-----|-5-------10-------|
B|-1-------1h3--------3---3--------3----|----7----10--<7>--|
G|---0---0----0---------2---------------|-------7-11--<7>--|
D|-----2------------0----------------0--|-0-----------<7>--|
A|-3------------------------------------|------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------|
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