Verse
C#m
What has happened to our town
A C#m A C D E
There's people sleeping on the ground
C#m
Cold and lost, they fear the night
A C#m A C D
Left alone, they'll lose the fight
[Pre Chorus]
C#m7 B A G#7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
C#m9 Bm7 A G#7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
C#m9 Bm7 Amaj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
F#m9 G#7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
C D
We could stop the hurting for awhile
G Amaj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
C D
If we found a way to reconcile
G Amaj7
We could stop the hurtin
[Verse 2]
C#m7
Families living in their cars
A
and kids run numbers out of bars
C#m
Knowing pride won't pay the bills
A C#m A C D
Men work jobs beneath their skills
[Pre Chorus]
C#m7 B A G#7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
C#m9 Bm7 A G#7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
C#m9 Bm7 Amaj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
F#m9 G#7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
C D
We could stop the hurting for awhile
G Amaj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
C D
If we found a way to reconcile
G Amaj7
We could stop the hurting