To Kill The Child

Intro: C#m A [Verso 1] C#m The child lay in the starlit night A Safe in the glow of his Donald Duck light C#m How strange to choose to end a life A How strange to choose to kill a child C#m Hoover, Blaupunkt, Nissan, Jeep A Nike, Adidas, Lacoste and cheaper brands C#m Cadillac, Amtrak, gasoline, diesel A Our standard of living, could this be a reason [Refrão] C#m E C#m A That we would choose to kill the child (Choose to kill) C#m E C#m A That we would choose to kill the child [Verso 2] C#m Allah, Jehovah, Buddha, Christ A Confucius and Kali and red beans and rice C#m Goujons of sole, ris de veau, ham hocks A Lox bagels and bones and commandments in stone C#m The Bible, Koran, Shinto, Islam A Prosciutto, risotto, falafel, and ham C#m Is it dogma, doughnuts, ridicule, faith A Fear of the dark, or shame, or disgrace [Refrão] C#m E C#m A That we would choose to kill the child C#m E C#m A That we would choose to kill the child [Verso 3] C#m It's cold in the desert and the space is too big A The rope is too short and the walls are too thick C#m I will show you no weakness, I will mock you in song A Berate and deride you, belittle and chide you C#m Beat you with sticks and bulldoze your home A You can watch my triumphant procession to Rome C#m Best seat in the house up there on the cross A Is it anger or envy, profit or loss [Refrão] C#m E C#m A That we would choose to kill the child C#m E C#m A That we would choose to kill the child Solo: C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m A F#m Dmaj7 F#m C#m A C#m A C#m A Outro: C#m A Take this child and hold him closely C#m Keep him safe from the holy reign of terror C#m Take this child hold him closely C#m Take this child to the moral high ground E C#m Where he can look down on the bigots and bully boys A Gdim Slugging it out in the yard