When The Children Cry (G)

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

When the Children Cry (G) - White Lion

Have fun (especially the solo). Let me know the notes I missed.

5 -5   6
Little child
-7  7    -7 -6  6
Dry your crying eyes
-6  -6  6 -45
How can I explain
4   5    -4  5    -55 -4
The fear you feel inside?
4      5   -5   6
'Cause you were born
-6-7 7    -7-6 6
Into this evil world
-6    -6  -6 6 5     5                                     
Where man is killin' man
-4  5  5   5     -5   5-4                         
And no one knows just why
-6   -6   -7 7 -7
What have we become?
7    -7   -6   6  5    5
Just look what we have done
-6  -6   6  5 5
All that we destroyed
5   -4   5     -55-4
You must build again
4    -4  5   -6   6
When the children cry
5   -5   6    -5 5
Let them know we tried
-4     5    -4  5   -6   6
'Cause when the children sing
5    -5  6   -5    55-4
Then the new world begins
5 -5   6
Little child
-7  7    -7   -6  6
You must show the way
-6 -66 5    5
To a better day
-4  5   -5  -4
For all the young
4      5   -5   6
'Cause you were born
-7  7   -7    7  -7
For the world to see
7    -7 7   -6  6
That we all can live
6    -6   7   -7
With love and peace
-6 -6   -7 7 -7
No more presidents
7   -7  -6  6    5    5
And all the wars will end
-6  -665   5
One united world
5 -5  5-4
Under God
4    -4  5   -6   6
When the children cry
5   -5   6    -5 5
Let them know we tried
-4    5    -4  5   -6   6
Cause when the children sing
5     -5  6   -5    55-4
Then, the new world begins

(Solo at 2:23) 
5 7 6 -6 -5 6 5 -4 4 -3 3
-6 -7 -6 6 -6 -5 5 8 -8 
-9 8 9 -9 8 -9 8 -8 7 -7 -6 6
-6 -7 -6 6 5 -4 5 -6 6 

-6   -6   -7 7 -7
What have we become?
7    -7   -6   6  5    5
Just look what we have done
-6  -6   6  5 5
All that we destroyed
5   -4   5     -55-4
You must build again
-6 -6   -7 7 -7
No more presidents
7   -7  -6  6    -6   6
And all the wars will end
-6  -665   5
One united world
5 -5  5-4
Under God
4    -4  5   -6   6
When the children cry
5   -5   6    -5 5
Let them know we tried
-4     5    -4  5   -6   6
'Cause when the children fight
5   -5   6    -5 5     -4
Let them know it ain't right
4    -4  5   -6   6
When the children pray
5   -5   6    -5  5
Let them know the way
7      7    -7  7   -7-6 6   
'Cause when the children sing
6    6   -6  -7    7 7-7
Then the new world begins.

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