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
F#
We're the kids
D
We're the kids
B
We're the kids in America
F#
We're the kids
D
We're the kids
B
We're the kids in America
F#
We're the kids
D
We're the kids
B
We're the kids in America
F#
We're the kids
D
We're the kids
B
We're the kids in America