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