Key: C Intro: D7 G7 Verse: C Am My childhood wasn't what you might call a success Dm G7 I was born in northern England in a time of strife and stress C Am The war was over and somebody said we'd won Dm G But I was too young to know all the damage that was done Am F Now looking back, there are things that I recall C E Am Fm I was frightened of the dark when I was small C Dm G They said it's over now at last C Dm G Think of the future not the past
Chorus: C G Am G And we will try, To build a new and better life F C Dm7 G Out of darkness we'll bring light for all mankind C G Am G Yes we will strive, Now until the end of time F C For the sake of you and I Dm G C And all mankind Bb F C C Bb F C C C C Verse: C Am Sometimes I think of all the prizes we have won Dm G But we are no richer now than before when we had none C Am I look around and I see ashes everywhere Dm7 G Yet the madness still goes on, Doesn't anybody care Am Dm Though, on reflection, there are words that I still hear C E Am Fm Could it be that someone somewhere is sincere C Dm G No matter what the price may be C Dm G We must believe in sanity Chorus: C G Am G And we will try, To build a new and better life F C Dm7 G Out of darkness we'll bring light for all mankind C G Am G Yes we will strive, Now until the end of time F C For the sake of you and I Dm G C And all mankind Bb F C C Bb F C C Solo: x4 C G Am C F C Dm G C G Am C F C Dm G C