Verse
Am
What has happened to our town
F Am F Ab A# C
There's people sleeping on the ground
Am
Cold and lost, they fear the night
F Am F Ab A#
Left alone, they'll lose the fight
[Pre Chorus]
Am7 G F E7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
Am9 Gm7 F E7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
Am9 Gm7 Fmaj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
Dm9 E7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
Ab A#
We could stop the hurting for awhile
Eb Fmaj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
Ab A#
If we found a way to reconcile
Eb Fmaj7
We could stop the hurtin
[Verse 2]
Am7
Families living in their cars
F
and kids run numbers out of bars
Am
Knowing pride won't pay the bills
F Am F Ab A#
Men work jobs beneath their skills
[Pre Chorus]
Am7 G F E7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
Am9 Gm7 F E7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
Am9 Gm7 Fmaj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
Dm9 E7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
Ab A#
We could stop the hurting for awhile
Eb Fmaj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
Ab A#
If we found a way to reconcile
Eb Fmaj7
We could stop the hurting