Intro
A# F Gm7 F
[Verse]
A# F Gm7 F
Superman was killed in Dallas
A# F Gm7 F
There's no love left in the palace
A# F Gm7 F G# F
Someone took the Beatle's lead guitar
A# F Gm7 F
Have another Chivas Regal
A# F Gm7 F
You"re twelve years old and sex is legal
A# F Gm7 F G# F7
Your parents don't know where or who you are
D# F Dm G7
Used to be the hero of the ball game
D# F Dm7 G7
Took the time to shake the loser's hand
D# F Dm D#
Used to be that failure only meant you didn't try
D# F Dm7 F7
In a world where people gave a damn
A# F Gm7 F
Great big wars in little places
A# F Gm7 F
Look at all those frightened faces
A# F Gm7 F G#
But don't come here we just don't have the room
A# F Gm7 F
Love thy neighbor's wife and daughter
A# F Gm7 F
Cleanse your life with holy water
A# F Gm7 F
We don't need to bathe we've got perfume
D# F Dm G7
Used to be a knight in shining armor
D# F Dm7 G7
Didn't have to own a shiny car
D# F Dm7 D#
Dignity and courage were the measure of a man
D# F G7 Cm G Cm
Not the drugs he needs to hide the scar wooo hoo wooo hoo woooo
[Verse]
Em
Can your teacher read
Em7
Does your preacher pray
Bm
Does your president have soul
Em7 C7sus E7
Have you heard a real good ethnic joke today
Em
Mama took her speed
Em7
Daddy ran away
Bm7
But you mustn't lose control
C break
Let's cut the class
C
I've got some grass
C# D
The kids are wild we just can't tame 'em
D#
Do we have a right to blame 'em
(back to picking)
G# D# Fm7 D#
We fed them all our indecision
G# D# Fm7 D#
We've wrecked their minds with television
G# D# Fm7 D# Gb D#
But what the hell they're too young to feel pain oh oh
C# D# Cm7 Fm7
But I believe that love can save tomorrow
C# D# Cm7 Fm7
I believe that truth can make us free
[Outro]
C# D# Cm7 Fm7
Someone tried to say it and we nailed him to a cross
C# D# C# C#m G#M7
I guess it's still the way it used to be