Intro
D A Bm7 A
[Verse]
D A Bm7 A
Superman was killed in Dallas
D A Bm7 A
There's no love left in the palace
D A Bm7 A C A
Someone took the Beatle's lead guitar
D A Bm7 A
Have another Chivas Regal
D A Bm7 A
You"re twelve years old and sex is legal
D A Bm7 A C A7
Your parents don't know where or who you are
G A F#m B7
Used to be the hero of the ball game
G A F#m7 B7
Took the time to shake the loser's hand
G A F#m G
Used to be that failure only meant you didn't try
G A F#m7 A7
In a world where people gave a damn
D A Bm7 A
Great big wars in little places
D A Bm7 A
Look at all those frightened faces
D A Bm7 A C
But don't come here we just don't have the room
D A Bm7 A
Love thy neighbor's wife and daughter
D A Bm7 A
Cleanse your life with holy water
D A Bm7 A
We don't need to bathe we've got perfume
G A F#m B7
Used to be a knight in shining armor
G A F#m7 B7
Didn't have to own a shiny car
G A F#m7 G
Dignity and courage were the measure of a man
G A B7 Em B Em
Not the drugs he needs to hide the scar wooo hoo wooo hoo woooo
[Verse]
G#m
Can your teacher read
G#m7
Does your preacher pray
D#m
Does your president have soul
G#m7 E7sus E7
Have you heard a real good ethnic joke today
G#m
Mama took her speed
G#m7
Daddy ran away
D#m7
But you mustn't lose control
E break
Let's cut the class
E
I've got some grass
F F#
The kids are wild we just can't tame 'em
G
Do we have a right to blame 'em
(back to picking)
C G Am7 G
We fed them all our indecision
C G Am7 G
We've wrecked their minds with television
C G Am7 G A# G
But what the hell they're too young to feel pain oh oh
F G Em7 Am7
But I believe that love can save tomorrow
F G Em7 Am7
I believe that truth can make us free
[Outro]
F G Em7 Am7
Someone tried to say it and we nailed him to a cross
F G F Fm CM7
I guess it's still the way it used to be