Kids In America

 
              Verse 1:
F# 
Looking out a dirty old window. 
                                   E 
Down below the cars in the city go rushing by. 
  D         E          B 
I sit here alone and I wonder why. 
 
Verse 2:
F# 
Friday night and everyone's moving. 
I can feel the heat but it's soothing. 
E 
Heading down, 
  D              E            B 
I search for the beat in this dirty town. 
 
Bridge:
B 
Down town the young ones are going. 
C# 
Down town the young ones are growing. 
 
 
D                  A 
We're the kids in America. 
We're the kids in America. 
D         E                     F# 
Everybody live for the music-go-round. 
 
Verse 3: 
F# 
Bright ligths the music get faster. 
                                          E 
Look boy, don't check on your watch, not another glance. 
    D           E          B 
I'm not leaving now, honey not a chance. 
 
Verse 4: 
F# 
Hot-shot, give me no problems. 
                                 E 
Much later baby you'll be saying never mind. 
    D            E              B 
You know life is cruel, life is never kind. 
 
B 
Kind hearts don't make a new story. 
C# 
Kind hearts don't grab any glory. 
 
 
D                  A 
We're the kids in America. 
We're the kids in America. 
D         E                     F# 
Everybody live for the music-go-round. 
 
Instumental: 
F#      A       E       D 
F#      A       E       D       E 
 
Verse 5: 
F# 
Come closer, honey that's better. 
Got to get a brand new experience. 
E 
Feeling right. 
   D            E          B 
Oh don't try to stop baby, hold me tight. 
 
Verse 6: 
F# 
Outside a new day is dawning. 
                             E 
Outside Suburbia's sprawling everywhere. 
  D             E 
I don't want to go baby. 
 
Bridge:
B 
New York to East California. 
C# 
There's a new wave coming I warn you. 
 
 
D                  A 
We're the kids in America. 
We're the kids in America. 
D         E                     F# 
Everybody live for the music-go-round. 
 
Instrumental 
F#      A       E       D 
F#      A       E       D       E 
F#      D       B 
F#      D       B 
 
Outro 
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We're the kids 
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We're the kids 
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We're the kids in America 
 
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We're the kids 
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We're the kids 
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We're the kids in America 
 
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We're the kids 
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We're the kids 
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We're the kids in America 
 
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We're the kids 
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We're the kids 
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We're the kids in America