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