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