Intro
C# G# A#m7 G#
[Verse]
C# G# A#m7 G#
Superman was killed in Dallas
C# G# A#m7 G#
There's no love left in the palace
C# G# A#m7 G# B G#
Someone took the Beatle's lead guitar
C# G# A#m7 G#
Have another Chivas Regal
C# G# A#m7 G#
You"re twelve years old and sex is legal
C# G# A#m7 G# B G#7
Your parents don't know where or who you are
F# G# Fm A#7
Used to be the hero of the ball game
F# G# Fm7 A#7
Took the time to shake the loser's hand
F# G# Fm F#
Used to be that failure only meant you didn't try
F# G# Fm7 G#7
In a world where people gave a damn
C# G# A#m7 G#
Great big wars in little places
C# G# A#m7 G#
Look at all those frightened faces
C# G# A#m7 G# B
But don't come here we just don't have the room
C# G# A#m7 G#
Love thy neighbor's wife and daughter
C# G# A#m7 G#
Cleanse your life with holy water
C# G# A#m7 G#
We don't need to bathe we've got perfume
F# G# Fm A#7
Used to be a knight in shining armor
F# G# Fm7 A#7
Didn't have to own a shiny car
F# G# Fm7 F#
Dignity and courage were the measure of a man
F# G# A#7 D#m A# D#m
Not the drugs he needs to hide the scar wooo hoo wooo hoo woooo
[Verse]
Gm
Can your teacher read
Gm7
Does your preacher pray
Dm
Does your president have soul
Gm7 D#7sus E7
Have you heard a real good ethnic joke today
Gm
Mama took her speed
Gm7
Daddy ran away
Dm7
But you mustn't lose control
D# break
Let's cut the class
D#
I've got some grass
E F
The kids are wild we just can't tame 'em
F#
Do we have a right to blame 'em
(back to picking)
B F# G#m7 F#
We fed them all our indecision
B F# G#m7 F#
We've wrecked their minds with television
B F# G#m7 F# A F#
But what the hell they're too young to feel pain oh oh
E F# D#m7 G#m7
But I believe that love can save tomorrow
E F# D#m7 G#m7
I believe that truth can make us free
[Outro]
E F# D#m7 G#m7
Someone tried to say it and we nailed him to a cross
E F# E Em BM7
I guess it's still the way it used to be