Intro
C G Am7 G
[Verse]
C G Am7 G
Superman was killed in Dallas
C G Am7 G
There's no love left in the palace
C G Am7 G A# G
Someone took the Beatle's lead guitar
C G Am7 G
Have another Chivas Regal
C G Am7 G
You"re twelve years old and sex is legal
C G Am7 G A# G7
Your parents don't know where or who you are
F G Em A7
Used to be the hero of the ball game
F G Em7 A7
Took the time to shake the loser's hand
F G Em F
Used to be that failure only meant you didn't try
F G Em7 G7
In a world where people gave a damn
C G Am7 G
Great big wars in little places
C G Am7 G
Look at all those frightened faces
C G Am7 G A#
But don't come here we just don't have the room
C G Am7 G
Love thy neighbor's wife and daughter
C G Am7 G
Cleanse your life with holy water
C G Am7 G
We don't need to bathe we've got perfume
F G Em A7
Used to be a knight in shining armor
F G Em7 A7
Didn't have to own a shiny car
F G Em7 F
Dignity and courage were the measure of a man
F G A7 Dm A Dm
Not the drugs he needs to hide the scar wooo hoo wooo hoo woooo
[Verse]
F#m
Can your teacher read
F#m7
Does your preacher pray
C#m
Does your president have soul
F#m7 D7sus E7
Have you heard a real good ethnic joke today
F#m
Mama took her speed
F#m7
Daddy ran away
C#m7
But you mustn't lose control
D break
Let's cut the class
D
I've got some grass
D# E
The kids are wild we just can't tame 'em
F
Do we have a right to blame 'em
(back to picking)
A# F Gm7 F
We fed them all our indecision
A# F Gm7 F
We've wrecked their minds with television
A# F Gm7 F Ab F
But what the hell they're too young to feel pain oh oh
D# F Dm7 Gm7
But I believe that love can save tomorrow
D# F Dm7 Gm7
I believe that truth can make us free
[Outro]
D# F Dm7 Gm7
Someone tried to say it and we nailed him to a cross
D# F D# D#m A#M7
I guess it's still the way it used to be