Children Of Paradise

(slow) E A F#M B C#m D# G# G# (faster) C#m C#m F#m B C#m F#m B C#m F#m B In a room on the other side of this town A E B G# There’s a girl who is hoping that love will change C#m F#m B Sews a button on a ragged old hand-me-down A E A E She’s alone but her heart is open; so long, with love unspoken A B But that spell will soon be broken. E B A Say a prayer for the children of paradise E B A Born naked in a world of fire and ice E B E A Sing a song for the little ones as they blow their horns and they beat their drums E B A Say a prayer for the children of paradise. C#m F#m B On the street near the river of no return A E B G# Where the old break free and the young still yearn C#m F#m B Lives a boy with a fire in his belly that burns A E A E All his life he’s been taking orders; backing down for the dimes and quarters A B But tonight he’s gonna cross those borders. E B A Say a prayer for the children of paradise E B A Born naked in a world of fire and ice E B E A Sing a song for the little ones as they blow their horns and they beat their drums E B A Say a prayer for the children of paradise. Say a prayer! E B A E B A E B E A E B A A C#m F#m B C#m F#m And when the night is falling B C#m F#m You can see the shadows crawling B C#m F#m As the church bell strikes eleven B Two strangers reach for heaven. E B A Say a prayer for the children of paradise E B A Born naked in a world of fire and ice E B E A Sing a song for the little ones as they blow their horns and they beat their drums E B A Say a prayer for the children of paradise, come on E B A The children of paradise E B A Born naked in a world of fire and ice E B E A Sing a song for the little ones as they blow their horns and they beat their drums E B A Say a prayer for the children of paradise, oh. E B A E B A The children of paradise, E B E A Say a prayer, say a prayer, say a prayer, say a prayer, E B A E B A For the children of paradise, come on. E B A E B A E B A (fade out)