key: F#

Intro: F#   

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Sprawling on the fringes of the city  

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In geometric order  

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An insulated border  

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In between the bright lights  

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And the far unlit unknown  

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Growing up it all seems so one-sided  

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Opinions all provided  

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The future pre-decided  

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Detached and subdivided  

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In the mass production zone  

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Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone  

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In the high school halls  

G     A            Bm  

In the shopping malls  

G         A         Bm  

Conform or be cast out  

(Subdivisions)  

G       A       Bm  

In the basement bars  

G     A           Bm  

In the backs of cars  

G             A    Bm  

Be cool or be cast out  

G                A          Bm  

Any escape might help to smooth  

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The unattractive truth  

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But the suburbs have no charms to soothe  

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The restless dreams of youth  

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Drawn like moths we drift into the city  

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The timeless old attraction  

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Cruising for the action  

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Lit up like a firefly  

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Just to feel the living night  

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Some will sell their dreams for small desires  

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Or lose the race to rats  

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Get caught in ticking traps  

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And start to dream of somewhere  

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To relax their restless flight  

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Somewhere out of a memory of lighted streets on quiet nights...  

(Subdivisions)  

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In the high school halls  

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In the shopping malls  

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Conform or be cast out  

(Subdivisions)  

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In the basement bars  

G    A           Bm  

In the backs of cars  

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Be cool or be cast out  

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Solo



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Any escape might help to smooth  

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The unattractive truth  

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But the suburbs have no charms to soothe  

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The restless dreams of youth  

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