The Kids Aren't Alright

Tom: Am
Intro: Am / F / C / G [4x]

Am
When we were young the future was so bright
F
The old neighborhood was so alive
C
And every kid on the whole damn street
G
Was gonna make it big and not be beat
Am
Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn
F
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn
C
How can one little street
G
Swallow so many lives
        Am
Chances thrown
          F
Nothing's free
        C                G
Longing for what used to be
           Am
Still it's hard
        F
Hard to see
        C                 C
Fragile lives, shattered dreams
Am / F / C / G [2x]
a
Jamie had a chance, well she really did
F
Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids
C
Mark still lives at home cause he's got no job
G
He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot
Am
Jay committed suicide
F
Brandon OD'd and died
C
What the hell is going on
G
The cruelest dream, reality
Chorus
Am/ F / C / G [2x]
Chorus
 Am