Verse
G#m
What has happened to our town
E G#m E G A B
There's people sleeping on the ground
G#m
Cold and lost, they fear the night
E G#m E G A
Left alone, they'll lose the fight
[Pre Chorus]
G#m7 F# E D#7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
G#m9 F#m7 E D#7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
G#m9 F#m7 Emaj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
C#m9 D#7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
G A
We could stop the hurting for awhile
D Emaj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
G A
If we found a way to reconcile
D Emaj7
We could stop the hurtin
[Verse 2]
G#m7
Families living in their cars
E
and kids run numbers out of bars
G#m
Knowing pride won't pay the bills
E G#m E G A
Men work jobs beneath their skills
[Pre Chorus]
G#m7 F# E D#7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
G#m9 F#m7 E D#7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
G#m9 F#m7 Emaj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
C#m9 D#7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
G A
We could stop the hurting for awhile
D Emaj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
G A
If we found a way to reconcile
D Emaj7
We could stop the hurting