Intro
B
[Verse]
B
Everybody's intent on killing someone
B
The streets are closed and there's a kid on the run
D#m E
The bullets scream out from gun to gun
B
Everybody's intent on being someone
[Verse]
B
The cold and darkness of the criminal dawn
B
Wrapped in blankets, gotta keep themselves warm
D#m E
B child in the arms of a teenage mum
D#m E B A E
Who will be there, who will be the next victim of the criminal dawn?
[Chorus]
B G
Old friends meet on the edge of town
E B A
Sharing conversation, hoping things'll soon get better
B G
While the children meet, got the world at their feet
E Em
Not knowing what's around the corner
G A B
Are we living for an uncertain future?
[Verse]
B
Down by the corner sits a broken man
B
Lives by the bottle, swears never again
D#m E
Lost his money on the dogs and gin
B
He looks for his supper in garbage can
[Verse]
B
The kids hang around by the old school ground
B
Right by the river where the body was found
D#m E
Throwing stones on hallowed ground
G#m E B A E
Who will be there, who will be the next victim of the criminal dawn?
[Chorus]
B G
Old friends meet on the edge of town
E B A
Sharing conversation, hoping things'll soon get better
B G
While the children meet, got the world at their feet
E Em
Not knowing what's around the corner
G A B
Are we living for an uncertain future?
G A B
Can you hear them calling?
[Instrumenta]
D#m E B
[Verse]
B
The cold and darkness of the criminal dawn
B
Wrapped in blankets, gotta keep themselves warm
D#m E
B child in the arms of a teenage mum
D#m E B A E
Who will be there, who will be the next victim of the criminal dawn?
[Chorus]
B G
Old friends meet on the edge of town
E B A
Sharing conversation, hoping things'll soon get better
B G
While the children meet, got the world at their feet
E Em
Not knowing what's around the corner
G A B
Are we living for an uncertain future?
[Chorus]
B G
Old friends meet on the edge of town
E B A
Sharing conversation, hoping things'll soon get better
B G
While the children meet, got the world at their feet
E Em
Not knowing what's around the corner
G A B
Are we living for an uncertain future?