[Verse 1]
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Small boy been living in a bad world,
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he killed his mother with a big gun
[Chorus]
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He's a war child, talking about a war child living today
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he's a war child, talking about a war child living today
[middle 8]
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There's a child who will never grow old, there's a child who's story is told
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in the horrors of war should be no children at all no children at all
[Verse 2
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small girl got taken to the big world
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she lost her innocence in murder
[Chorus]
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she's a war child, talking about a war child living today
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she's a war child, talking about a war child living today
[Middle 8]
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There's a child who will never grow old, there's a child who's story is told
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in the horrors of war should be no children at all no children at all
[Chorus]
Bb F# Bb F# Bb F# Bb F# Bb
war child, talking about a war child living today
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war child, talking about a war child living today
[Outro]
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war child, war child