E    F#            A
Everyone is on the way out
E    F#               A
Everyone gets knocked down
E    F#                A
Your time has come and gone
E          F#             A
Everything fades away and moves on
    E    F#       A
But I'll still be here
    E    F#       A
But I'll still be here

[Verse 1]
C#   A              E            B
In a food pantry in Springfield, Massachusetts
C#     A              E                  B
In the Mello House Garage in Albany, California
C#     A               E              B
In the Cupertino library with Al and Gwen
C#     A           E        B
At the Eco-Action center in Austin
C#     A               E                        B
In an abandoned sewage treatment plant in Las Vegas, Nevada
C#     A              E                B
In the video store in Albuquerque with Scared of Chaka
C#     A             E     B
In the blue chair in Tampa Florida
C#     A               E      B
At the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma

[Verse 2]
C#   A        E       B
In a field in Dayton Ohio
C#      A              E             B
At Mrs. Neilson's farm outside of El Centro
C#     A           E      B
In the basement of ABC NO RIO
C#     A            E        B
At the Neilhouse in Columbus Ohio
C# A                  E           B
In Little Rock at the Das Youts a Go Go
C#     A                 E     B
At the Dick St. House in Greensburough
C# A                        E            B
In Curtis' basement and The Loft in Sacramento
C# A         E              B
At Marty's in Sweet Home Mankato

[Verse 3]
C#     A            E         B
At the graveyard in Lexington Kentucky
C#     A                E           B
At the baseball diamond in Peaceful Valley
C# A           E             B
At JJ's Rose Arcade in Rapid City
C#     A           E    B
In the living room at 1640
C#     A                  E  B
In an abandoned warehouse in Miami
C# A               E          B
At Own's Pizza and New Method laundry
C# A                 E           B
At Club Foot and the Farm in the city
C#     A                E          B
At the Dupont circle in Washington DC

[Chorus]
      A              G#        B  E     B/D#   A
Where I can work the door at 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley
        G#                      B              E  B/D#
And the People's Park where the food is always free
A    G#       B   E B/D#
I'll still be here
A    G#       B   E B/D#
I'll still be here
        A             G#                       B E B/D#
Cuz the only ones who know the truth are under 14
A                   G#                 B            E B/D#
They play in a band in a garage in the middle of Missouri
A                 G#                        B                       E     B/D#   A
They don't really know how to play but they got some songs and They got a lot to say
                    G#                   B           E B/D#
They sing about how racism sucks and the police are fucked
A    G#       B   E B/D#
I'll still be here
A    G#       B
I'll still be here

[Outro]
           E                    F#
Oh darlin' you, you got what I need
        A
And you say he's just a friend, but he works for A and M
           E                   F#
Oh darlin' you, you got what I need
        A
And you say he's just a friend, but he wants to buy your band