– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
the kids aren’t alright – offspring
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
note : you can play the intro through the entire song if you want to .
strum the intro with a lot of mutes , almost like your playing a ukulele .

chord diagrams are at the bottom!!

also : if played in half step down , all the annoying sharps are gone .

tabbed by : brandon
email : footballnerd999@aol . com

tuning : standard
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
intro 1 : Fm C# G# D#
intro 2/verse : A#m F# C# G#
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
verse :
A#m
when we were young the future was so bright

F#
the old neighborhood was so alive

C#
and every kid on the whole damn street

G#
was gonna make it big in every beat

A#m
now the neighborhood’s cracked and torn

F#
the kids are grown up but their lives are worn

C#
how can one little street

G#
swallow so many lives
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
chorus :

A#m
chances thrown

F#
nothing’s free

C#
longing for

G#
used to be

A#m
still it’s hard

F#
hard to see

C#
fragile lives

G#
shattered dreams
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
intro 2/verse : x2
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
A#m
jenny had a chance , well she really did

F#
instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids

C#
mark still lives at home cause he’s got no job

G#
he just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot

A#m
jay committed suicide

F#
brandon od’d and died

C#
what the hell is going on?

G#
the cruelest dream : reality
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
chorus :

A#m
chances thrown

F#
nothing’s free

C#
longing for

G#
used to be

A#m
still it’s hard

F#
hard to see

C#
fragile lives

G#
shattered dreams

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
just play intro 2/verse over the solo and hum .
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

chorus :

A#m
chances thrown

F#
nothing’s free

C#
longing for

G#
used to be

A#m
still it’s hard

F#
hard to see

C#
fragile lives

G#
shattered dreams

thank you very much for looking at my tab . it’s my first one so be gentle .
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
chord diagrams
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E A D G B E
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Fm 1 2 2 1 1 1
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C# 4 4 6 6 6 4
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
G# 4 6 6 5 4 4
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
D# 6 6 8 8 8 6
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
A#m 1 1 3 2 2 1
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
F# 2 4 4 3 2 2
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