verse 1 Amaj7
there’s children on the street using guns and knives;
F#m7
they’re taking drugs and each others’ lives .
Bm7
killing each other with knives and forks .
Bm7 D/E
and calling each other names like “dork” . oh , woh .
verse 2 Amaj7
there’s people on the street getting diseases from monkeys .
F#m7
yeah , that’s what i said , they’re getting diseases from monkeys .
Bm7
now , there’s junkies with monkey disease .
Bm7
who’s touching these monkeys , please?
Bm7
leave these poor sick monkeys alone;
D/E
they got problems enough as it is .
verse 3 Amaj7
a man is lying on the street some punk’s chopped off his head .
F#m7 Bm7
i’m the only one who stops to see if he’s dead ,
Bm7
mm , turns out he’s dead .
chorus Dmaj7
and that’s why i’m singing : what ,
C#m7
what is wrong with the world today?
Bm7
what’s wrong with the world today? mumbling
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7
what , what is wrong with the world today?
Bm7
you gotta think about it , think , think about it .
verse 4 Amaj7
good cops been framed and put into a can ,
F#m7
and all the money that we’re making is going to the man .
Bm7
what man? which man? who’s the man?
Bm7
when’s a man a man? what makes a man a man?
Bm7 D/E
Am i a man? yes , technically i Am .
verse 5 Amaj7
they’re turning kids into slaves just to make cheaper sneakers
F#maj7
but what’s the real cost?
F#m7 Bm7
’cause the sneakers don’t seem that much cheaper
Bm7
why are we still paying so much for sneakers
Bm7 D/E
when you got them being made by little slave kids? what are your overheads?
verse 6 Amaj7
at the end of you life you’re lucky if you die
F#maj7
sometimes i wonder why we even try .
Bm7
saw a man lying on the street half dead
Bm7
with knives and forks sticking out of his leg .
outro Dmaj7 C#m7
and he said , ah , ah ah wow wow wow wow wow wow
Bm7
can somebody please get the knife and fork out of my leg please?
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7
can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees?
Amaj7
and then we break it down . [ ad lib to end ]
Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 D/w
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 Amaj7
verse 1 Amaj7
there’s children on the street using guns and knives;
F#m7
they’re taking drugs and each others’ lives .
Bm7
killing each other with knives and forks .
Bm7 D/E
and calling each other names like “dork” . oh , woh .
verse 2 Amaj7
there’s people on the street getting diseases from monkeys .
F#m7
yeah , that’s what i said , they’re getting diseases from monkeys .
Bm7
now , there’s junkies with monkey disease .
Bm7
who’s touching these monkeys , please?
Bm7
leave these poor sick monkeys alone;
D/E
they got problems enough as it is .
verse 3 Amaj7
a man is lying on the street some punk’s chopped off his head .
F#m7 Bm7
i’m the only one who stops to see if he’s dead ,
Bm7
mm , turns out he’s dead .
chorus Dmaj7
and that’s why i’m singing : what ,
C#m7
what is wrong with the world today?
Bm7
what’s wrong with the world today? mumbling
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7
what , what is wrong with the world today?
Bm7
you gotta think about it , think , think about it .
verse 4 Amaj7
good cops been framed and put into a can ,
F#m7
and all the money that we’re making is going to the man .
Bm7
what man? which man? who’s the man?
Bm7
when’s a man a man? what makes a man a man?
Bm7 D/E
Am i a man? yes , technically i Am .
verse 5 Amaj7
they’re turning kids into slaves just to make cheaper sneakers
F#maj7
but what’s the real cost?
F#m7 Bm7
’cause the sneakers don’t seem that much cheaper
Bm7
why are we still paying so much for sneakers
Bm7 D/E
when you got them being made by little slave kids? what are your overheads?
verse 6 Amaj7
at the end of you life you’re lucky if you die
F#maj7
sometimes i wonder why we even try .
Bm7
saw a man lying on the street half dead
Bm7
with knives and forks sticking out of his leg .
outro Dmaj7 C#m7
and he said , ah , ah ah wow wow wow wow wow wow
Bm7
can somebody please get the knife and fork out of my leg please?
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7
can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees?
Amaj7
and then we break it down . [ ad lib to end ]
Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 D/w
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 Amaj7
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