War Child
Blondie Key
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Verse 1
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I need city lights, defence and weaponry
C Em F#m
No way of knowing my life expectancy
C Em F#m
I learn resistance like I learn to see
C Em F#m
A living witness, a lonely refugee
Chorus
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I'm a war child
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I'm a war baby
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And that's the difference between you..
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and me. I'm a war child
Verse 2
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My occupation is being occupied
C Em F#m
I stop at the corner to be identified
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Across the border, they pretend victory
C Em F#m
I'm playing in the rubble and dream of destiny
Chorus
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I'm a war child
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I'm a war baby
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And that's the difference between you..
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and me. I'm a war child
Instrumental
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Interlude
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You weren't discovered by the Khmer (Rouge)
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We hear of "the troubles" on the nightly news
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PLO lovers courting after curfew
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Your father and brother have the West Bank blues
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You weren't discovered by the Khmer (Rouge)
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We hear of "the troubles" on the nightly news
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PLO lovers courting after curfew
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Your father and brother have the West Bank blues
Solo
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D E D C#m Bm A
Chorus
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I'm a war child
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I'm a war baby. Aaa-a-aaa-aa-
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uuuu! Aaa-a-aaa-aa-aaaa!
Outro
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I'm a war child
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I'm a war baby
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I'm a war child
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