Originally in B, I play in D
| D |
| Looking out a dirty old window |
| C | |
| Down below the cars in the city go ru | shing by |
| A# | C | G | |
| I s | it here a | lone and I | wonder why |
| D |
| Friday night and everyone’s moving |
| C | |
| I can feel the heat but it’s soothing, | heading down |
| A# | C | G | |
| I | search for the | beat in this | dirty town |
| G |
| Downtown the young ones are going |
| A |
| Downtown the young ones are growing |
| A# | F |
| We’re the kids in A | merica, woah-oh |
| A# | F |
| We’re the kids in A | merica, woah-oh |
| A# | C | D |
| Everybody | lives for the music-go- | round |
| D |
| D |
| Bright lights the music gets faster |
| C | |
| Look boy, don’t check on your watch, not a | nother glance |
| A# | C | G | |
| I’m | not leaving | now, honey, | not a chance |
| D |
| Hot shot, give me no problems |
| C | |
| Much later baby you’ll be saying | never mind |
| A# | C | G | |
| You | know life is | cruel, life is | never kind |
| G |
| Kind hearts don’t make a new story |
| A |
| Kind hearts don’t grab any glory |
| A# | F |
| We’re the kids in A | merica, woah-oh |
| A# | F |
| We’re the kids in A | merica, woah-oh |
| A# | C | D |
| Everybody | lives for the music-go- | round |
| D | F |
| La la la l | a la la |
| C | A# |
| La la la l | a la la, say! |
| D | F |
| La la la l | a la la |
| C | A# | A# | C |
| La la la l | a la la | → |
| D |
| Come closer, honey that’s better |
| C | |
| Got to get a brand new experience, | feeling right |
| A# | C | G | |
| Oh | don’t try to | stop, baby, | hold me tight |
| D |
| Outside a new day is dawning |
| C | |
| Outside suburbia’s sprawling | everywhere |
This line is shorter than last time
| A# | C | |
| I | don’t want to | go baby |
| G |
| New York to East California |
| A |
| There’s a new wave coming I warn you |
| A# | F |
| We’re the kids in A | merica, woah-oh |
| A# | F |
| We’re the kids in A | merica, woah-oh |
| A# | C | D |
| Everybody | lives for the music-go- | round |
| D | F |
| La la la l | a la la |
| C | A# |
| La la la l | a la la say! |
| D | F |
| La la la l | a la la |
| C | A# | A# | C |
| La la la l | a la la | → |
| D | A# | G | G |
| x2 |
| D |
| We’re the kids |
| A# |
| We’re the kids |
| G |
| We’re the kids in America |
Repeat to fade