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