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