Verse
A#m
What has happened to our town
F# A#m F# A B C#
There's people sleeping on the ground
A#m
Cold and lost, they fear the night
F# A#m F# A B
Left alone, they'll lose the fight
[Pre Chorus]
A#m7 G# F# F7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
A#m9 G#m7 F# F7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
A#m9 G#m7 F#maj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
D#m9 F7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
A B
We could stop the hurting for awhile
Fb F#maj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
A B
If we found a way to reconcile
Fb F#maj7
We could stop the hurtin
[Verse 2]
A#m7
Families living in their cars
F#
and kids run numbers out of bars
A#m
Knowing pride won't pay the bills
F# A#m F# A B
Men work jobs beneath their skills
[Pre Chorus]
A#m7 G# F# F7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
A#m9 G#m7 F# F7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
A#m9 G#m7 F#maj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
D#m9 F7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
A B
We could stop the hurting for awhile
Fb F#maj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
A B
If we found a way to reconcile
Fb F#maj7
We could stop the hurting