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Intro:
G
Verse 1:
G C G C
I don't know what I want, if I'm completely honest
G C G C
I guess I could start a war, I guess I could sleep on it
G C G C
I don't know what I want, if I'm completely honest
G C G C
I guess I could start a war, I guess I could sleep on it
Pre-Chorus:
D
But hey there kids with guns
C G
Your neighbours complain but they don't know where they come from
G C G C
I guess it's just bad advice for someone so upstanding
G C G C
So maybe just ask them twice or be a bit demanding
Chorus:
C Em Bm A Bm
You don't know how to give love to anyone
C Em Bm D
You don't know how to pretend
C Em Bm A Bm
You told your kids that they'd live long forever
C G D
But the kids don't wanna come home again
C G D
No the kids don't wanna come home again
Verse 2:
G C
Haven't you any shame?
G C
Have you got no morals?
G C
Teaching them how to aim
G C
No sadness and no sorrow
D
Well hey there mother mine
C G
Your kids are sick but they're gonna be just fine
G C G C
I said possibly not if you keep raising them this way
G C G C
You're just leading them to die, oh your disbelief and dismay
Pre-Chorus:
D
But hey there kids with guns
C G
Your neighbours complain but they don't know where they come from
Chorus:
C Em Bm A Bm
You don't know how to give love to anyone
C Em Bm D
You don't know how to pretend
C Em Bm A Bm
You told your kids that they'd live long forever
C G D
But the kids don't wanna come home again
C G D
No the kids don't wanna come home again
Solo:
C G D (x6)
Chorus:
C Em Bm A Bm
You don't know how to give love to anyone
C Em Bm D
You don't know how to pretend
C Em Bm A Bm
You told your kids that they'd live long forever
C G D
But the kids don't wanna come home again
C G D
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025