Capo: 3

Chris de Burgh - The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born) From his album: Flying Colours (1988) Comment for any corrections and please rate The song The Simple Truth is a beautifull song Chris wrote in 1987. 4 years later in 1991 he was the centre stage of the global event "The Simple Truth Campaign" at the Wembley Arena in London which was raising money for the Kurdish refugees. Capo 3 Verse 1:

A child is b^Dorn^G on a battlef^Dield, A soldier b^F#moy f^Galls to his kn^Aees, And a woman cr^Gies in joy and p^F#main, When will we l^Aive in p^Geace ag^Dain'

Verse 2:

A child is b^Dorn^G where the wild wind bl^Dows, In a country t^F#morn ^Gfrom the south to the n^Aorth, And a family r^Guns from day to d^F#may, When will we s^Aee our h^Gome ag^Bmain'

Chorus:

When will we s^Gee the simple tr^F#uth, The only th^Bming that's worth a d^Gamn, The life of a ch^Em7ild is more than a f^Dore^Ast, The life of a ch^Em7ild is more than a b^Dord^Aer, Could ever b^Bme. ^G ^Em7 ^D ^A

Verse 3:

A child is b^Dorn^G in the desert s^Dun, A tiny l^F#mife h^Gas just beg^Aun, And a mother cr^Gies for her hungry b^F#mabe, When will I f^Aeed my b^Goy ag^Dain'

Verse 4:

A child is b^Dorn^G to an ordinary h^Dome, East or w^F#mest, ^Git could be any^Aone, But we all want to kn^Gow, will my child survive to ^F#msee the day, When we w^Aill be sec^Gure ag^Bmain'

Chorus:

When will we s^Gee the simple tr^F#uth, That the only th^Bming that's worth a d^Gamn, The life of a ch^Em7ild is more than a f^Dore^Ast, The life of a ch^Em7ild is more than a b^Dord^Aer, The life of a ch^Em7ild is more than rel^Digi^Aon, The life of a ch^Em7ild is only a h^Deartb^Aeat from eternit^Bmy, We must bel^Gieve, for the s^Em7ake of h^Dumanit^Ay, We must bel^Gieve!!!^Em7 ^D ^A ^Bm ^G ^Em7 ^D ^A ^Bm ^G For the s^Em7ake of h^Dumanit^Ay, we must belie^Bmve. ^G ^Em7 ^D ^A ^G

Chris de Burgh - The simple truth a child is born