G         = 320033
C = Cadd9 = x32033
D         = xx0232


ORDER: I V1 PC1 INT1 C PsC1 INT2 V2 PC2 INT3 C PsC2 INT4 B FC1 FC2 FPsC O


[INTRO]
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G     C     G       C     G   C
G     C     D
(x2)

(driving rhythm)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G     G     G         C   G
D     D     D         C   G
(x2)


[VERSE 1]
     G 
As a point of conversation, he was referencing relation
         D                                     G
From the corner he came from, the company he'd keep
   G
She was from the country far from the city
           D                                  G
They shared one love, they were destined for defeat


[PD-C HORUS 1]
       D
He was tortured, he was troubled
                         G                
She was sick and she was lost
C                                      D
Searching for an answer, rebels with a cause
G
Doing what they do to get what they need
D                                   G
Life was cheap, there were no guarantees


[INTERLUDE 1]
D | |


[CHORUS]
C                       G
Dead end kids you don't want 'em you don't need 'em
           D                             G
And you'll always find a reason when you need to write 'em off
C                     G
Dead end kids you can take 'em, you can leave 'em
        D                             G
You said they'd never listen you said they'd be better off


[POST-CHORUS 1]
    D                      D
But we believed in you, we knew it from the start
    D               G
Hey kid! You've got heart


[INTERLUDE 2]
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( G )   G     G         C   G
  D     D     D         C   G


[VERSE 2]
          G
They were wretched, they were raw, they were tough and they were mean
          D                                               G
They were scared they were cold, they were somewhere in between
    G
Loo - king for a chance from someone who believed
      D                                            G          
Remem - ber what you see ain't what always what it seems


[PD-C HORUS 2]
   D                                         G
So give a kid hand, lift him up and dust him off
C                                D
Many will stumble others will be lost
    G
For all who failed so many would succeed
         D               
Don't be angry at the kids, be angry at the greed


[INTERLUDE 3]
D | |


[CHORUS]
C                       G
Dead end kids you don't want 'em you don't need 'em
           D                             G
And you'll always find a reason when you need to write 'em off
C                     G
Dead end kids you can take 'em, you can leave 'em
        D                             G
You said they'd never listen you said they'd be better off


[POST-CHORUS 2]
    D                      D
But we believed in you, we knew it from the start
    D   n.c.           G  
Hey kid!    You've got heart


[INTERLUDE 4]
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( G )   G     G         C   G
  D     D     D         C   G
x2

G | | | |


[BRIDGE]
C        G               D                  G
Dead end kids, you don't want 'em you don't need 'em
C        G                D                G
Dead end kids, and you'll always write 'em off
C        G             D                 G
Dead end kids, you can take 'em, you can leave 'em
C        G             D                G
Dead end kids you said they'd be better off


[FINAL CHORUS 1]
C                       G
Dead end kids you don't want 'em you don't need 'em
           D                             G
And you'll always find a reason when you need to write 'em off
C                     G
Dead end kids you can take 'em, you can leave 'em
        D                             G
You said they'd never listen you said they'd be better off


[FINAL CHORUS 2]
C                       G
Dead end kids you don't want 'em you don't need 'em
           D                             G
And you'll always find a reason when you need to write 'em off
C                     G
Dead end kids you can take 'em, you can leave 'em
        D                             G
You said they'd never listen you said they'd be better off


[FINAL POST-CHORUS]
    D                      D
But we believed in you, we knew it from the start
    D   n.c.           G  
Hey kid!    You've got heart


[OUTRO]
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( G )   G     G         C   G
  D     D     D         C   G
(free-time, then strum)
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