A               D         A       F#m7                E        A    
 Can you hear it in your streets,  Talk so cheap like  tumble - down 
Empty words and dirty deeds         Words so deep we all could drown
E            D        A                 F#m7                E           
Promise of a world so fine              A picture-postcard pepper dine
E                   D     A           F#m7             E 
And all you have to do is sign        Upon that dotted line

E                D       Bm      E              A
Take the word of one who knows   Hear it comes, there it goes
Get yourself out while you can   Save you from the running man
A, D, A, F#m7, D, A

A             D         A          F#m7           E         A
I'll decide what I believe         No-one's gonna change me now
I'll say how I live this life      You're not gonna tell me how
E            D        A            F#m7                     E           
Promise of a world so fine         No more drugs, an end to crime
E                 D          A     F#m7             E 
Don't you see for folks like mine  Your ways have, had their time

E               D      Bm          E                     A
Heaven help the chosen few        You best start prayin' it's not you
Get your kids out while you can   Save them from the running man
INSTRUMENTAL A, D, A, F#m7, D, A  –  A, D, A, F#m7, D, A

A                D         A        F#m7              E     A
Take your vision someplace else     Give to them your tired tale
Can't you hear those ringing bells   Can't you see your bread is stale 
E            D         A            F#m7            E           
Promise of a world so fine          Angels drinking turpentine
Don't you know we know that line    We've heard it all before
E                     D          Bm       E                    A   
Close your mouths and close your doors   Spare us all from any more
Get your guns out   while you   can      Save you from the running man 
E                     D          Bm      E                     A   
Close your mouths and close your doors   Spare us all from any more
Get your guns out   while you   can      Save you from the running man