How Long lyrics and chords
Christy Moore does this in the key of C Major, the chords here are the ones that suit me. Always change the chords and the key to suit your own voice. This song was written by singer / songwriter Jackson Brown who also wrote another of Christy's hits Before The Deluge Song .
[D]When you look in to a [G]child's [A]face
You are seeing all the[G] human[D] race
And the endless possi[Bm]bilities there
Where so [D]much can come [A]true
And you think of the [G]beautiful things
A child can [A]do
[Bm]How long[A] can a child sur[Bm]vive[A]
How long if it was up to[G] you
When you think of all the money spent
On defence by the government
And the weapons of destruction we build
We're so sure that we need
And you think of the millions and millions
That money could feed
How long can you hear someone crying
How long can you hear someone dying
Before you ask yourself why
How long will we hear people speaking
About missiles for peace and just let it go by
How long will they tell us these weapons are keeping us free
It's a lie
If you saw it from a satellite
With its green and with its blue and white
The beauty of the curve of the earth
And the oceans below
You might think it was paradise
If you didn't know
You might think it was turning
But it's turning so slow
How long can you hear someone crying?
How long can you hear someone dying?
Before you ask yourself why
How long will it be till we've turned
To the tasks and the skills that we'll have to have learned
If we're going to find a place in the future
Have something to offer where this planet is concerned
You are seeing all the[G] human[D] race
And the endless possi[Bm]bilities there
Where so [D]much can come [A]true
And you think of the [G]beautiful things
A child can [A]do
[Bm]How long[A] can a child sur[Bm]vive[A]
How long if it was up to[G] you
When you think of all the money spent
On defence by the government
And the weapons of destruction we build
We're so sure that we need
And you think of the millions and millions
That money could feed
How long can you hear someone crying
How long can you hear someone dying
Before you ask yourself why
How long will we hear people speaking
About missiles for peace and just let it go by
How long will they tell us these weapons are keeping us free
It's a lie
If you saw it from a satellite
With its green and with its blue and white
The beauty of the curve of the earth
And the oceans below
You might think it was paradise
If you didn't know
You might think it was turning
But it's turning so slow
How long can you hear someone crying?
How long can you hear someone dying?
Before you ask yourself why
How long will it be till we've turned
To the tasks and the skills that we'll have to have learned
If we're going to find a place in the future
Have something to offer where this planet is concerned
Here's the chords in the key of G.
[G]When you look in to a [C]child's [D]face
You are seeing all the[C] human[G] race
And the endless possi[Em]bilities there
Where so [G]much can come [D]true
And you think of the [C]beautiful things
A child can [D]do
[Em]How long[D] can a child sur[Em]vive[D]
How long if it was up to[C] you
[G]When you look in to a [C]child's [D]face
You are seeing all the[C] human[G] race
And the endless possi[Em]bilities there
Where so [G]much can come [D]true
And you think of the [C]beautiful things
A child can [D]do
[Em]How long[D] can a child sur[Em]vive[D]
How long if it was up to[C] you
