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The Kids Arent Alright

The Kids Arent Alright by The Offspring discusses the passage of time and the drastic changes in the lives of people from a neighborhood where vocalist Dexter Holland grew up. It reflects on the hopes and dreams of youth contrasted with the harsh reality faced in adulthood.

Key: Am

Introduction:

difficulty
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 Am                                                  F 
When we were young the future was so bright (Woah-oh!)
                                          C 
The old neighborhood was so alive (Woah-oh!)
                                                G 
And every kid on the whole damn street (Woah-oh!)
Was gonna make it big and not be beat
 Am                                               F 
Now the neighborhood' s cracked and torn (Woah-oh!)
                                                        C 
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn (Woah-oh!)
                          G 
How can one little street
Swallow so many lives

         Am 
Chances thrown
           F 
Nothing' s free
         C                 G 
Longing for what used to be
            Am 
Still it' s hard
         F 
Hard to see
         C                 G 
Fragile lives, shattered dreams

 Am                                             F 
Jamie had a chance, well she really did (Woah-oh!
                                                           C 
Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids (Woah-oh!)
                                               G 
Mark still lives at home cause he' s got no job
Just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot
 Am                             F 
Jay committed suicide (Woah-oh!)
                               C 
Brandon OD' d and died (Woah-oh!)

 G 
cruelest dream, reality

         Am 
Chances thrown
           F 
Nothing' s free
         C                 G 
Longing for what used to be
            Am 
Still it' s hard
         F 
Hard to see
         C                 G 
Fragile lives, shattered dreams
         Am 
Chances thrown
           F 
Nothing' s free
         C                 G 
Longing for what used to be
            Am 
Still it' s hard
         F 
Hard to see
         C                 G 
Fragile lives, shattered dreams