Verse
D#m
What has happened to our town
B D#m B D E F#
There's people sleeping on the ground
D#m
Cold and lost, they fear the night
B D#m B D E
Left alone, they'll lose the fight
[Pre Chorus]
D#m7 C# B A#7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
D#m9 C#m7 B A#7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
D#m9 C#m7 Bmaj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
G#m9 A#7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
D E
We could stop the hurting for awhile
A Bmaj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
D E
If we found a way to reconcile
A Bmaj7
We could stop the hurtin
[Verse 2]
D#m7
Families living in their cars
B
and kids run numbers out of bars
D#m
Knowing pride won't pay the bills
B D#m B D E
Men work jobs beneath their skills
[Pre Chorus]
D#m7 C# B A#7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
D#m9 C#m7 B A#7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
D#m9 C#m7 Bmaj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
G#m9 A#7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
D E
We could stop the hurting for awhile
A Bmaj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
D E
If we found a way to reconcile
A Bmaj7
We could stop the hurting