Verse
F#m
What has happened to our town
D F#m D F G A
There's people sleeping on the ground
F#m
Cold and lost, they fear the night
D F#m D F G
Left alone, they'll lose the fight
[Pre Chorus]
F#m7 E D C#7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
F#m9 Em7 D C#7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
F#m9 Em7 Dmaj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
Bm9 C#7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
F G
We could stop the hurting for awhile
C Dmaj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
F G
If we found a way to reconcile
C Dmaj7
We could stop the hurtin
[Verse 2]
F#m7
Families living in their cars
D
and kids run numbers out of bars
F#m
Knowing pride won't pay the bills
D F#m D F G
Men work jobs beneath their skills
[Pre Chorus]
F#m7 E D C#7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
F#m9 Em7 D C#7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
F#m9 Em7 Dmaj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
Bm9 C#7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
F G
We could stop the hurting for awhile
C Dmaj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
F G
If we found a way to reconcile
C Dmaj7
We could stop the hurting