Key: E
Introduction: A9 Am D9 Dm F Bm7(b5) E7
Am A9(#5) Am A9(#5) Am
When you're young and so in love as we,
Dm D9 Dm D9 Dm
And bewildered by the world we see,
Em7 G/B A7 Dm Gm7 Dm7(b5)
Why do people hurt us so? Only those in love would know
C G#m7 Fº Bm7(b5) E7
What a town without pity can do.
Am A9(#5) Am A9(#5) Am
If we stop to gaze upon a star,
Dm D9 Dm D9 Dm
People talk about how bad we are.
Am7 G/B A7 Dm Gº Dm7(b5)
Ours is not an easy age -- we're like tigers in a cage.
Dm Dm7 G7 Fº C
What a town without pity can do.
F C7 Gº F C7
The young have problems, many problems
Cº F Bbm7(b5) D7(4) D7
We need an un - der - stand - ing heart.
G D7 Fº G6 Em
Why don't they help us, try and help us,
Am D{N.C.} G E7
Before this clay and granite planet falls apart?
E7 Am A9(#5) Am A9(#5) Am
Take these eager lips and hold me fast
Dm D9 Dm D9 Dm
I'm afraid this kind of joy can't last.
Am7 G/B A7 Dm Gº Dm7(b5)
How can we keep love alive? How can any - thing sur - vive
C B7 F B7 E7
When these little minds tear you in two --
G#7 G7 Bm7(b5) C
What a town without pity can do.
Instrumental Interlude: first 2 lines of verse
Am7 G/B A7 Dm Gº Dm7(b5)
How can we keep love alive? How can any - thing sur - vive
C B7 F B7 E7(4) E7
When these little minds tear you in two
C B7 F B7 E7(4) E7
What a town without pity can do.
A9 Am Am7M Am7 Dm7 Bb9 E
No, it isn't very pretty what a town without pity