Intro 

Am       F     G  Am       F     G 
 

VERSE 
       Am            C 
I'm a child of South Africa 
        Em      F 
I'm a child of Vietnam 
       Am               C 
I'm a child of Northern Ireland 
        Em            F            G 
I'm a small boy with blood on his hands 


BRIDGE 
              Am          G 
Cause I am a child of the universe 
              Am          G 
Cause I am a child of the universe 
         D            A         E 
You can see me on the TV every night 
         D               A             E 
Always there to join in someone elses fight 
        A                    G                 A    G 
I never asked to be born and I never asked to die 
       A                 G                D             E 
I'm an endless dream, a gene machine the cannot reason why 



[Refrão]
 
              F#m         E 
Cause I am a child of the universe 
              F#m         E 
Cause I am a child of the universe 
         F                      A 
You can see me on the TV every day 
          F                                   Am 
I'm the child next door three thousand miles away 


REPEAT INTRO - VERSE - BRIDGE - Chorus 

INTRO 

Instrumental 
Am      G       
(8 times)   

         Ab                     C 
You can see me on the TV every day 
          Ab                                  Cm 
I'm the child next door three thousand miles away