Verse
Bm
What has happened to our town
G Bm G A# C D
There's people sleeping on the ground
Bm
Cold and lost, they fear the night
G Bm G A# C
Left alone, they'll lose the fight
[Pre Chorus]
Bm7 A G F#7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
Bm9 Am7 G F#7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
Bm9 Am7 Gmaj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
Em9 F#7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
A# C
We could stop the hurting for awhile
F Gmaj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
A# C
If we found a way to reconcile
F Gmaj7
We could stop the hurtin
[Verse 2]
Bm7
Families living in their cars
G
and kids run numbers out of bars
Bm
Knowing pride won't pay the bills
G Bm G A# C
Men work jobs beneath their skills
[Pre Chorus]
Bm7 A G F#7
Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
Bm9 Am7 G F#7
Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
Bm9 Am7 Gmaj7
Haven't you had it knowing nothings getting solved
Em9 F#7
Maybe we'd better, better get involved
[Chorus]
A# C
We could stop the hurting for awhile
F Gmaj7
We could stop the hurting for awhile
A# C
If we found a way to reconcile
F Gmaj7
We could stop the hurting