Intro
G D Em7 D
[Verse]
G D Em7 D
Superman was killed in Dallas
G D Em7 D
There's no love left in the palace
G D Em7 D F D
Someone took the Beatle's lead guitar
G D Em7 D
Have another Chivas Regal
G D Em7 D
You"re twelve years old and sex is legal
G D Em7 D F D7
Your parents don't know where or who you are
C D Bm E7
Used to be the hero of the ball game
C D Bm7 E7
Took the time to shake the loser's hand
C D Bm C
Used to be that failure only meant you didn't try
C D Bm7 D7
In a world where people gave a damn
G D Em7 D
Great big wars in little places
G D Em7 D
Look at all those frightened faces
G D Em7 D F
But don't come here we just don't have the room
G D Em7 D
Love thy neighbor's wife and daughter
G D Em7 D
Cleanse your life with holy water
G D Em7 D
We don't need to bathe we've got perfume
C D Bm E7
Used to be a knight in shining armor
C D Bm7 E7
Didn't have to own a shiny car
C D Bm7 C
Dignity and courage were the measure of a man
C D E7 Am E Am
Not the drugs he needs to hide the scar wooo hoo wooo hoo woooo
[Verse]
C#m
Can your teacher read
C#m7
Does your preacher pray
G#m
Does your president have soul
C#m7 A7sus E7
Have you heard a real good ethnic joke today
C#m
Mama took her speed
C#m7
Daddy ran away
G#m7
But you mustn't lose control
A break
Let's cut the class
A
I've got some grass
A# B
The kids are wild we just can't tame 'em
C
Do we have a right to blame 'em
(back to picking)
F C Dm7 C
We fed them all our indecision
F C Dm7 C
We've wrecked their minds with television
F C Dm7 C Eb C
But what the hell they're too young to feel pain oh oh
A# C Am7 Dm7
But I believe that love can save tomorrow
A# C Am7 Dm7
I believe that truth can make us free
[Outro]
A# C Am7 Dm7
Someone tried to say it and we nailed him to a cross
A# C A# A#m FM7
I guess it's still the way it used to be