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