When the Children Cry Chords by White Lion

Tempo:
116.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

Em

Bm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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When the Children Cry chords
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[F#] [Em]
[Em] [Bm]
[C] [G]
[D] [Em] [Bm]
[C] [D]
[G]
Little child, [Em] dry your [Bm] crying eyes.
[C] How [G] can I explain the [B] fear you feel [D] inside?
[G] Cause you were [D] born [Em] into [Bm] this evil [C] world, where man [G] is killing men, [Em] and no [F#] one knows [D] just why.
[C]
What [Bm] have we [Bm] become?
Just look what we have done.
[C]
All that [D] we destroyed, [Em] you must [D] build again.
[E] When the [Em] children [Bm] cry, let [C] them know we [D] tried.
Cause when [Em] the children [Bm] sing, [C] then the new [D] world begins.
[G] Little [D] child, [Em]
you must [Bm] show the way [C]
to a [G] better day [B] for all [D] the young.
[G] Cause you [D] were born [Em] for the [F#m] world to [C] see, that [G] we're all given love and [D]
peace.
[C] No [Bm] more [Em] precedence, and all [Bm] the wars will [C] end.
One [G] united world, [D] under God.
[E] When the children [F#m] cry, [C] let them know we [G] tried.
Cause when [E] the children [Bm] sing, [C] then the new world [D] begins.
[G] [D]
[Em] [F#] [D]
[C] [G] [Em]
[D] [G]
[Em]
[Bm] [C] [G]
[Em] [D]
[C] What [Bm] have we become?
[Em] Just look [Bm] what we have [C] done.
[G] All [D] that we [Em] destroyed, you must build [Bm] [D] again.
[C]
No [G] more precedence, [Em]
and [Bm] all the wars will [C] end.
One united world, [Em] under [D] God.
[E] When the children [Bm] cry, [C] let them know we [G] tried.
Cause [E] when the children fight, [Bm] [C] let them know it ain't [D] right.
[E] When the children [Bm] pray, [C] let them know the [G] way.
Cause [Em] when the children [Bm] sing, [C] then the new world [D] begins.
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
Bm
13421112
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
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To learn White Lion - When The Children Cry chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C, G, Em, Bm, C, G, D, Em, C and Em. Kick off your practice at a gentle 65 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 130 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Little _ child, _ [Em] _ dry your [Bm] crying eyes.
[C] _ How [G] can I explain the [B] fear you feel [D] inside?
_ _ [G] _ Cause you were [D] born _ [Em] _ _ into [Bm] this evil [C] world, where man [G] is killing men, [Em] and no [F#] one knows [D] just why.
_ [C] _ _
What [Bm] have we [Bm] become? _
Just look what we have done.
[C] _ _
All that [D] we destroyed, [Em] you must [D] build again.
_ _ _ [E] When the [Em] children [Bm] cry, let [C] them know we [D] tried.
Cause when [Em] the children [Bm] sing, _ [C] then the new [D] world begins. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Little [D] child, _ [Em] _
_ you must [Bm] show the way [C] _
to a [G] better day [B] for all [D] the young.
_ [G] _ Cause you [D] were born _ _ [Em] for the [F#m] world to [C] see, _ that [G] we're all given love _ and _ [D] _
peace.
[C] _ _ No [Bm] more _ [Em] precedence, and all [Bm] the wars will [C] end.
_ One [G] united world, _ _ [D] under God. _ _ _
[E] When the children _ [F#m] cry, [C] let them know we [G] tried.
Cause when [E] the children _ [Bm] sing, [C] then the new world [D] begins. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ What [Bm] have we become?
[Em] _ _ Just look [Bm] what we have [C] done.
_ [G] All [D] that we _ [Em] destroyed, you must build [Bm] _ [D] again.
[C] _ _
No [G] more _ precedence, [Em] _
and [Bm] all the wars will [C] end. _
One united world, [Em] _ _ under [D] God.
_ _ _ [E] When the children [Bm] cry, _ [C] let them know we [G] tried.
Cause [E] when the children fight, [Bm] _ [C] let them know it ain't [D] right.
_ [E] When the children [Bm] pray, _ [C] let them know the [G] way.
Cause [Em] when the children _ [Bm] sing, [C] then the new world [D] begins. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Pride album.

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