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