Originally in Bbm, I play in Em
Chorus is all 1
Intro
| Em | C | G | D |
| x 4 |
| Em |
| When we were young the future was so bright |
| C |
| The old neighborhood was so alive |
| G |
| And every kid on the whole damn street |
| D |
| Was gonna make it big in every beat |
| Em |
| Now the neighborhood’s cracked and torn |
| C |
| The kids are grown up but their lives are worn |
| G | |
| H | ow can one little street |
| D | |
| S | wallow so many lives |
| Em | |
| Chances | thrown |
| C | |
| Nothing’s | free |
| G | D | |
| Longing | for used to | be |
| Em | |
| Still it’s | hard |
| C | |
| Hard to | see |
| G | D | |
| Fragile | lives, shattered | dreams |
| Em | C | G | D |
| x 4 |
| Em |
| Jamie had a chance, well she really did |
| C | |
| Ins | tead she dropped out and had a couple of kids |
| G |
| Mark still lives at home cause he’s got no job |
| D |
| Just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot |
| Em |
| Jay committed suicide |
| C |
| Brandon OD’d and died |
| G |
| What the hell is going on |
| D |
| Cruelest dream, reality |
| Em | |
| Chances | thrown |
| C | |
| Nothing’s | free |
| G | D | |
| Longing | for used to | be |
| Em | |
| Still it’s | hard |
| C | |
| Hard to | see |
| G | D | |
| Fragile | lives, shattered | dreams |
Solo if appropriate, else just repeat chorus