[Intro ]

G  Bm  Bm7 C  D  G  Bm  G  C  D   


verse 1 

G                G7                Em        G7 
Theres a boy who plays down in the coal yard 
C          D            G       Bm Bm7 
His mother just got her divorce 
    C           D             G 
And everyday he goes a little hungry 
    A             A7        D      Em  F#m 
And takes it as a matter of course 
G               G7             Em7    G  
Tho' he's never really known a daddy 
C          D            G    D  Bm  C 
He's never had too many toys 
     D           G                 Em 
He believes in a heart filled with hope 
A                  A7          D  D7 
Somewhere theres a glimmer of joy 
    G            C            G        Bm Bm7 
And often I have pondered the question 
C         D            G   Bm Bm7  
In my own way I am but one 
C            D         G        Em 
Why must the beautiful children 
A       A7           Am   Am7   
Pay for what we have done 
D      Em           C            G 
And if anything was ever said or written 
D      Em          A          Am    C  D 
That I hold in my heart to be true 
      G   Bm  Bm7   C        A  
It is suffer little children  
Am   D    G  Bm Bm7 C 
Come unto me 
         D        G          E      A 
You will all be rewarded and loved  
       D            G  Bm Bm7 C D   A C#m C#m7 D E E7   
In the Kingdom with me 


verse 2 

A                 A7                F#m   A 
Theres a girl who plays down in the getto 
     D                E               A    C#m C#m7 
They come and put her brother back in jail 
    D            E              A  
And everyday you see her on the sidewalks 
B7                         E    F#m G#m 
Waitin' on his love in the mail 
A                   A7               F#m7   A 
And tho' she kinda' likes the social worker 
        D             E              A    E C#m D 
And the Foster family really doesn't mind 
           E             A                 F#m    
'Cause she believes in a heart filled with hope 
F#m7              B7             Bm   E 
Someone will come forward and be kind 
    A            D            A        A7 C#m 
And often I have pondered the question 
D              E            A 
Lord in my own way I am but one 
D            E          A       F#m  Bm 
Why must the beautiful children 
        B            Bm7  E 
Pay for what we have done 
       F#m          D            A 
And if anything was ever said or written 
       F#m        B7          Bm7  E 
That I hold in my heart to be true 
      A  A7         D           Bm   
It is suffer little children to 
     E    A   E  C#m  D 
Come unto me 
         E      A            F#m    Bm7 
You will all be rewarded and loved  
       E            A  C#m C#m7 D 
In the Kingdom with me 
       E            A  C#m C#m7 D  E E7 A 
In the Kingdom with me