Chords for White Lion - When the Children Cry - 5/5/1988 - Ritz
Tempo:
70.85 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
G
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[E] [N] Now before we get on with the next one, I just want to make sure that we all realize
[G] what a bad shape the world is in.
Therefore, [Bbm] here's our tribute to this called When the [B] Children Cry.
[D]
[G] Little [D] child, [Em] [Bm] dry your crying eyes.
[C] I've [G] been hard to explain.
[E] I feel [G] you feeling [D] sad.
[G] [D] Cause you were born [Em]
into [Bm] this evil world.
[C] Where [G] man is killing man.
[Em] And no one knows [D] just why.
[C] [Bm] What have we become?
Just look what we have done.
[C] All that we [G] destroyed, [Em] you must build [D] again.
Alright, you know it.
Let's [Em] hear it.
[Bm] [C] Better know [G] we tried.
[E] Cause when [Bm] the children sing, [C] then a new world [D] begins.
[G]
[D] Little child, [Em] [Bm] you must show the way.
[C]
To [G] a better day.
[Em] We're all [D] a little young.
[G]
[D] Cause you were born [G] [Bm] for the world to [C] see.
That we're all [G] killer with [Bm] life [D] and peace.
[C] Know [Bm] my presence.
[E] [Em] [Bm] I wanna swear.
[C] Why you [G] died [Em] under [D] God.
[Gm] Alright, New [D] York.
[E] [Bm]
[C] Better know we [G] tried.
[E] Cause when the [Bm] children sing, [C] then a new world [D] begins.
[G]
[C] [D] [E] [Eb] [G]
[C] [G] [E] [D]
[G] [Gb] [E] [B]
[C] [Em] [E] [D]
[C] What [B] have [E] we [B] become?
Just look what we have done.
[C] All [G] that we destroyed, [E] you must build [D] again.
[C] Know my presence.
[Ab] [B] I wanna swear.
[C] [G] Why you [E] [D] died under God.
[E] Cause when the children [B] sing, [C] then a new world begins.
Little child, [G] [E] you [B] must [C] show [D] the way.
[E] To a better day.
[B] Better [C] know we tried.
[Gb] Cause when [E] the children [B] sing, [C] then a new world [D] begins.
[E] [N] Now before we get on with the next one, I just want to make sure that we all realize
[G] what a bad shape the world is in.
Therefore, [Bbm] here's our tribute to this called When the [B] Children Cry.
[D]
[G] Little [D] child, [Em] [Bm] dry your crying eyes.
[C] I've [G] been hard to explain.
[E] I feel [G] you feeling [D] sad.
[G] [D] Cause you were born [Em]
into [Bm] this evil world.
[C] Where [G] man is killing man.
[Em] And no one knows [D] just why.
[C] [Bm] What have we become?
Just look what we have done.
[C] All that we [G] destroyed, [Em] you must build [D] again.
Alright, you know it.
Let's [Em] hear it.
[Bm] [C] Better know [G] we tried.
[E] Cause when [Bm] the children sing, [C] then a new world [D] begins.
[G]
[D] Little child, [Em] [Bm] you must show the way.
[C]
To [G] a better day.
[Em] We're all [D] a little young.
[G]
[D] Cause you were born [G] [Bm] for the world to [C] see.
That we're all [G] killer with [Bm] life [D] and peace.
[C] Know [Bm] my presence.
[E] [Em] [Bm] I wanna swear.
[C] Why you [G] died [Em] under [D] God.
[Gm] Alright, New [D] York.
[E] [Bm]
[C] Better know we [G] tried.
[E] Cause when the [Bm] children sing, [C] then a new world [D] begins.
[G]
[C] [D] [E] [Eb] [G]
[C] [G] [E] [D]
[G] [Gb] [E] [B]
[C] [Em] [E] [D]
[C] What [B] have [E] we [B] become?
Just look what we have done.
[C] All [G] that we destroyed, [E] you must build [D] again.
[C] Know my presence.
[Ab] [B] I wanna swear.
[C] [G] Why you [E] [D] died under God.
[E] Cause when the children [B] sing, [C] then a new world begins.
Little child, [G] [E] you [B] must [C] show [D] the way.
[E] To a better day.
[B] Better [C] know we tried.
[Gb] Cause when [E] the children [B] sing, [C] then a new world [D] begins.
Key:
C
D
G
E
Bm
C
D
G
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [N] Now before we get on with the next one, I just want to make sure that we all realize
[G] what a bad shape the world is in.
Therefore, [Bbm] here's our tribute to this called When the [B] Children Cry.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] Little _ _ [D] child, [Em] _ [Bm] dry your crying eyes.
[C] I've [G] been hard to explain.
[E] I feel [G] you feeling [D] sad.
[G] _ [D] Cause you were born _ [Em]
into [Bm] this evil world.
[C] Where [G] man is killing man.
[Em] And no one knows [D] just why.
_ [C] _ [Bm] What have we become?
_ Just look what we have done.
[C] All that we [G] destroyed, [Em] you must build [D] again.
Alright, you know it.
Let's [Em] hear it.
_ [Bm] _ [C] Better know [G] we tried.
[E] Cause when [Bm] the children sing, [C] then a new world [D] begins.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] Little child, [Em] _ [Bm] you must show the way.
[C]
To [G] a better day.
[Em] We're all [D] a little young.
[G] _
[D] Cause you were born [G] _ [Bm] for the world to [C] see.
That we're all [G] killer with [Bm] life [D] and peace.
_ [C] Know [Bm] my presence.
[E] _ [Em] [Bm] I wanna swear.
[C] _ Why you [G] died _ [Em] under [D] God.
[Gm] Alright, New [D] York.
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C] Better know we [G] tried.
[E] Cause when the [Bm] children sing, [C] then a new world [D] begins.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ [E] _ [Eb] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] What [B] have _ [E] we [B] become?
Just look what we have done.
[C] All [G] that we destroyed, [E] you must build [D] again. _
[C] Know my presence.
[Ab] _ _ [B] I wanna swear.
[C] _ [G] Why you _ [E] _ [D] died under God.
_ [E] Cause when the children [B] sing, [C] then a new world begins.
Little child, [G] [E] you _ [B] must [C] show [D] the way.
[E] To a better day.
[B] Better [C] know we tried.
[Gb] Cause when [E] the children [B] sing, [C] then a new world [D] begins. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [N] Now before we get on with the next one, I just want to make sure that we all realize
[G] what a bad shape the world is in.
Therefore, [Bbm] here's our tribute to this called When the [B] Children Cry.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] Little _ _ [D] child, [Em] _ [Bm] dry your crying eyes.
[C] I've [G] been hard to explain.
[E] I feel [G] you feeling [D] sad.
[G] _ [D] Cause you were born _ [Em]
into [Bm] this evil world.
[C] Where [G] man is killing man.
[Em] And no one knows [D] just why.
_ [C] _ [Bm] What have we become?
_ Just look what we have done.
[C] All that we [G] destroyed, [Em] you must build [D] again.
Alright, you know it.
Let's [Em] hear it.
_ [Bm] _ [C] Better know [G] we tried.
[E] Cause when [Bm] the children sing, [C] then a new world [D] begins.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] Little child, [Em] _ [Bm] you must show the way.
[C]
To [G] a better day.
[Em] We're all [D] a little young.
[G] _
[D] Cause you were born [G] _ [Bm] for the world to [C] see.
That we're all [G] killer with [Bm] life [D] and peace.
_ [C] Know [Bm] my presence.
[E] _ [Em] [Bm] I wanna swear.
[C] _ Why you [G] died _ [Em] under [D] God.
[Gm] Alright, New [D] York.
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C] Better know we [G] tried.
[E] Cause when the [Bm] children sing, [C] then a new world [D] begins.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ [E] _ [Eb] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] What [B] have _ [E] we [B] become?
Just look what we have done.
[C] All [G] that we destroyed, [E] you must build [D] again. _
[C] Know my presence.
[Ab] _ _ [B] I wanna swear.
[C] _ [G] Why you _ [E] _ [D] died under God.
_ [E] Cause when the children [B] sing, [C] then a new world begins.
Little child, [G] [E] you _ [B] must [C] show [D] the way.
[E] To a better day.
[B] Better [C] know we tried.
[Gb] Cause when [E] the children [B] sing, [C] then a new world [D] begins. _ _ _ _ _ _ _