The Simple Truth A Child Is Born by Chris de Burgh
Key:DD| Capo:3fr|
Verse 1:
DGDA child is born on a battlefield,
F#mGAA soldier boy falls to his knees,
GF#m
And a woman cries in joy and pain,
AGD
When will we live in peace again?
Verse 2:
DGDA child is born where the wild wind blows,
F#mGA
In a country torn from the south to the north,
GF#m
And a family runs from day to day,
AGBm
When will we see our home again?
Chorus:
GF#
When will we see the simple truth,
BmG
The only thing that's worth a damn,
Em7DA
The life of a child is more than a forest,
Em7DA
The life of a child is more than a border,
BmGEm7DA
Could ever be.
Verse 3:
DGDA child is born in the desert sun,
F#mGAA tiny life has just begun,
GF#m
And a mother cries for her hungry babe,
AGD
When will I feed my boy again?
Verse 4:
DGDA child is born to an ordinary home,
F#mGA
East or west, it could be anyone,
GF#m
But we all want to know, will my child survive to see the day,
AGBm
When we will be secure again?
Chorus:
GF#
When will we see the simple truth,
BmG
That the only thing that's worth a damn,
Em7DA
The life of a child is more than a forest,
Em7DA
The life of a child is more than a border,
Em7DA
The life of a child is more than religion,
Em7DABm
The life of a child is only a heartbeat from eternity,
GEm7DA
We must believe, for the sake of humanity,
GEm7DABmGEm7DABmG
We must believe!!!
Em7DABmGEm7DAG
For the sake of humanity, we must believe.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.