Verse
Cm
What has happened to our town
G# Cm G# Cb C# D#
There's people sleeping on the ground
Cm
Cold and lost, they fear the night
G# Cm G# Cb C#
Left alone, they'll lose the fight
[Pre Chorus]
Cm7 A# G# G7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
Cm9 A#m7 G# G7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
Cm9 A#m7 G#maj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
Fm9 G7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
Cb C#
We could stop the hurting for awhile
Gb G#maj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
Cb C#
If we found a way to reconcile
Gb G#maj7
We could stop the hurtin
[Verse 2]
Cm7
Families living in their cars
G#
and kids run numbers out of bars
Cm
Knowing pride won't pay the bills
G# Cm G# Cb C#
Men work jobs beneath their skills
[Pre Chorus]
Cm7 A# G# G7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
Cm9 A#m7 G# G7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
Cm9 A#m7 G#maj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
Fm9 G7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
Cb C#
We could stop the hurting for awhile
Gb G#maj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
Cb C#
If we found a way to reconcile
Gb G#maj7
We could stop the hurting