Intro
G
So you wanna die young?
B
So tough
C D
You don't really need anyone
G B
And will you ever be strong enough
C D
To realize you were wrong?
[chorus]
G C
All the kids in the city walk like me
G C
All the kids in the city talk like me
G C G
All the kids in the city are looking for something more
[verse]
G C D
Well, uptown, downtown, all around
G C D
You see miles and miles of cars, just standing still
G C D
They're all out there, looking for a thrill
[pre chorus]
G C D
We got no money, but we don't care
G C D
We get in trouble for the clothes we wear
G C D
We try to fit in, but they're closing doors
G
We get kicked around since we were born,
C D
Outsiders looking in, we're just kids with nothing to believe in
[chorus]
G C D
All the kids in the city walk like me
G C D
All the kids in the city talk like me
G C D
All the kids in the city are looking for something more
G C D
All the kids in the city walk like me
G C D
All the kids in the city talk like me
G C D
All the kids in the city are looking for something more
[verse]
G C D
East side, west side, suicide
G C D
You need a fix for kicks, don't get too high
G C D
It's a long way from the junkyard to the sunset
[pre chorus]
G
Hey what's the matter?
C D
You look so upset
G C D
See your best friend and she's such a mess
G C D
A self-destructive Generation X
G
Got a telephone chord wrapped around her neck
C D
Outsiders looking in, we're just kids with nothing to believe in
[chorus]
G C
All the kids in the city walk like me
G C
All the kids in the city talk like me
G C D
All the kids in the city are looking for something more
G C
All the kids in the city walk like me
G C
All the kids in the city talk like me
G C D
All the kids in the city are looking for something more
[bridge]
G
So you wanna die young?
B
So tough
C D
You don't really need anyone
G B
And will you ever be strong enough
C D
To realize you were wrong?
[chorus]
G C
All the kids in the city walk like me
G C
All the kids in the city talk like me
G C D
All the kids in the city are just like me
[pre chorus]
G C D
All the animals come out at night
G C D
Like a human zoo in the city lights
G C
In the teenage jungle, the walls all say,
N.C.
'KIDS IN THE CITY RULE, OK!'
C D
Outsiders looking in, we're just kids with nothing to believe in
[chorus]
G C
All the kids in the city walk like me
G C
All the kids in the city talk like me
G C D
All the kids in the city are looking for something more
G C
All the kids in the city walk like me
G C
All the kids in the city talk like me
G C D
All the kids in the city are looking for something more