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Album: FAMINE FOR LOVE  |  Song lyrics to: WHEN WILL THE WAR BE ENDED

Sung by Angelina Dunbar, Paul Rushton, Joy France
Music: Michael Dooley
Lyrics: Michael Dooley, Peter Gehr, Cathy Gehr
Backup vocals: Angelina Dunbar, Paul Rushton, Joy Frances, Michael Dooley.
Keyboard and Rhythm programming: Michael Dooley. Guitars: Michael Dooley.
Arranged and Engineered by Michael Dooley

"WHEN WILL THE WAR BE ENDED"

Verse 1
[Girl:] My friend went out and didn’t come home
one day; the soldiers came and took him away.
I wonder, can you tell me when I will ever see him again?
[Boy:] Some of my friends were on the streets outside
When a bomb blew up by their side.
Can somebody tell me why?
[Both:] Why did they have to die?

Chorus 1
[Girl:] Tell me when, when will the guns stop firing?
When will the bombs stop falling?
When will we learn to love instead of hate?
[Boy:] Can’t we learn to love?
[Girl:] Tell me when, when will the war be ended?
[Both:] And our broken hearts be mended?
When we will have a chance to live in peace again?
[Both:] Can you tell me when?

Verse 2
[Girl:] In the park were trees and flower beds;
Now it’s a cemetery filled with the dead.
Can you tell me what it’s for, this horrible thing called war?
[Boy:] Oh my God, this war is so insane!
How can people be so inhumane?
[Both:] But when hope seems so far away,
All I can do is pray-.

Chorus 2
[Both:] When? [Girl:] When will the guns stop firing?
[Boy:] God, can you tell me when?
[Girl:] When will the bombs stop falling?
[Both:] When will we learn to love [Boy:] Instead of hate?
[Girl:] Can somebody tell me when? [Boy:] When?
[Girl:] When will the war be ended?
[Both:] And our broken hearts be mended?
When will we have a chance to live in peace again?
-Woh, woh. -

Bridge
[Girl 2:] Hang on, my friends.
Someday the guns will be silenced,
There’ll be an end to the violence,
And everyone in the world will understand
That God is love. He can bring us together;
The peace that He gives is forever.
When the world knows His love and lives hand in hand.

Chorus 2
[Girl 2:] Only then, then will the guns stop firing,
There will be no more fighting;
Then we will learn to love instead of hate.
Only then will the wars be ended
And our broken hearts be mended; then we will live in peace,
And there’ll be no more war forever more,
[Boy:] Forever more. [Girl 1:] The day we’re dreaming of.
[Girl 2:] Then will the wars be ended,
[Boy and Girl 1:] Our broken hearts be mended.
[Boy:] The day we’re longing for,
[Girl 1:] Longing for, [Girl 2:] Longing for, peace
[All:] Forever more!

 

"WHEN WILL THE WAR BE ENDED" (with chords)

Intro: (D) (D/F#)-(G/B)-(A/C#) (D/F#)-(G/B)-(A/C#) (D)-(G/B)-(A/B)(D)-(G/B)-(A/B)
(D)-(G)-(C)-(Fmaj7)-(Bb)-(Gm)-(G/A)
Verse 1
[Girl:] (D)My friend went out and (G/D)didn’t come (A/D)home
(G/D)one (D)day; the soldiers (A/C#)came and took him a(Bm)way.
I wonder, (Em)can you tell me (G/A)when I will (A)ever (G/A)see him a(D)gain?
[Boy:] Some of my (G/D)friends were on the (A/D)streets (G/D)out(D)side
When a (A/C#)bomb blew up by their (Bm)side.
Can (E/G#)somebody tell me (A)why?
[Both:] (A/G)Why did they have to (D/F#)die?(G)

Chorus 1
[Girl:] Tell me (D)when, (G/B)when will the guns stop (A/C#)firing?
(G/B)When will the bombs stop (A/C#)falling?
(F#7/A#)When will we (Bm)learn (A)to (G)love instead of (G/A)hate?
[Boy:] Can’t we learn to love?
[Girl:] Tell me (D)when, (G/B)when will the war be (A/C#)ended?
[Both:] And our (F#7/A#)broken hearts be (Bm)mended?
(G)When we will have a (D/A)chance to (G/A)live in (A)peace a(D)gain?
[Both:] (G/D)Can you tell me (A/D)when?(G/D)

Verse 2
[Girl:] (D)In the park were (G/D)trees and (A/D)flower (D)beds;
Now it’s a (A/C#)cemetery filled with the (Bm)dead.
Can you (Em)tell me what it’s (G/A)for, this (A)horrible (G)thing called (D)war?
[Boy:] Oh my (G/D)God, this war is (A/D)so (G/D)in(D)sane!
How can (A/C#)people be so inhu(Bm)mane?
[Both:] But when (E/G#)hope seems so far a(A)way,
(A/G)All I can do is (D/F#)pray(G)-(Asus4).

Chorus 2
[Both:] (D)When? [Girl:] (G/B)When will the guns stop (A/C#)firing?
[Boy:] God, can you tell me when?
[Girl:] (G/B)When will the bombs stop (A/C#)falling?
[Both:] (F#/A#)When will we (Bm)learn (A)to (G)love [Boy:] Instead of (G/A)hate?
[Girl:] Can somebody tell me (D)when? [Boy:] When?
[Girl:] (G/B)When will the war be (A/C#)ended?
[Both:] And our (F#/A#)broken hearts be (Bm)mended?
(G)When will we have a (D/A)chance to (A)live in peace a(Bm)gain?
(G)-(C)Woh, woh. (F/A)-(Bb)-(F/A)-(Gm)-(F/A)-(G/B)-(A/C#)
(F#m)-(Gsus2)-(F#m7)-(Fsus2) (Bbmaj7)-(Am7)-(Bbmaj7)-(Bm7)

Bridge
[Girl 2:] (Gsus2)Hang on, (Asus2)my friends.
(Em)Someday the (G)guns will be (A)silenced,
(F#m)There’ll be an (A)end to the (Bm)violence,
And (G)everyone (G/B)in (A/C#)the world will un(Bm)derstand
(G)That God (A)is love. (Em)He can (G)bring us to(A)gether;
The (F#m)peace that He (A)gives is for(Bm)ever.
(G)When the world (G/B)knows (A/C#)His love and lives hand in (B/D#)hand.

Chorus 2
[Girl 2:] Only (E)then, (A/C#)then will the guns stop (B/D#)firing,
(A/C#)There will be no more (B/D#)fighting;
(G#/C)Then we will (C#m)learn (B)to (Amaj7)love instead of (Bsus4)hate.
Only (E)then (A/E)will the wars be (B/E)ended
And our (G#/C)broken hearts be (C#m)mended; (A)then we will live in (E/B)peace,
And (B7sus4)there’ll be no more (E)war (A/E)forever (B/E)more,
[Boy:] Forever (A/E)more. [Girl 1:] The day we’re (E)dreaming of.
[Girl 2:] (A/E)Then will the wars be (B/E)ended,
[Boy and Girl 1:] Our (A/E)broken hearts be (E)mended.(A/E)
[Boy:] The day we’re (B/E)longing for,
[Girl 1:] Longing (A/E)for, [Girl 2:] Longing for, peace
[All:] Forever (E)more!

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