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Messed Up Kids

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
E|-0---0-0---------| 
B|-3\5-5-5-3-5-3---|
G|--------------2-0|      The chords on the intro are G and the C and G 
D|-----------------|     
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
GJohnny deals a bit of blow Con the Gside
Thinks that he's invincible, Chates a fGight
Jenny walks the streets alone Cshe was Gfine
But she got kicked out of her home Cin hard tGimes
[Chorus]
CThe messed up kids are on the corner
With no money
They sell their time they sell their drugs
They sell their body 
FAnd everywhere I see a sea of empty pockets
Beautiful girls with eyes so dark within their sockets
So Emfar away
It's a washed out CSaturday
The sky all Empastel shades
Under breeze block pCalisades
[Verse 2]
GLights are smashed, the streets are closed Cin the Gtown
Places no one really goes to Chang aGround
Give up on us long ago Cwith no Ghope
All you hear's the cold wind blow Cand get stGoned
[Chorus]
CThe messed up kids are on the corner
With no money
They sell their time they sell their drugs
They sell their body 
FAnd everywhere I see a sea of empty pockets
Beautiful girls with eyes so dark within their sockets
So Emfar away
It's a washed out SCaturday
The sky all pEmastel shades
Under breeze block pBsus4alisades
[Interlude]
E|-0---0-0---------| 
B|-3\5-5-5-3-5-3---|
G|--------------2-0|     
D|-----------------|     
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
CThe messed up kids are on the corner
With no money
They sell their time they sell their drugs
They sell their body 
FAnd everywhere I see a sea of empty pockets
Beautiful girls with eyes so dark within their sockets
So Emfar away
It's a washed out SCaturday
The sky all pEmastel shades
Under breeze block pBsus4alisades

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Messed Up Kids

by Jake Bugg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bsus4

[Intro]

E|-0---0-0---------|

B|-3\5-5-5-3-5-3---|

G|--------------2-0| The chords on the intro are G and the C and G

D|-----------------|

A|-----------------|

E|-----------------|

[Verse 1]

G C G

Johnny deals a bit of blow on the side

C G

Thinks that he's invincible, hates a fight

C G

Jenny walks the streets alone she was fine

C G

But she got kicked out of her home in hard times

[Chorus]

The messed up kids are on the corner

With no money

They sell their time they sell their drugs

They sell their body

And everywhere I see a sea of empty pockets

Beautiful girls with eyes so dark within their sockets

So far away

It's a washed out Saturday

The sky all pastel shades

Under breeze block palisades

[Verse 2]

G C G

Lights are smashed, the streets are closed in the town

C G

Places no one really goes to hang around

C G

Give up on us long ago with no hope

C G

All you hear's the cold wind blow and get stoned

[Chorus]

The messed up kids are on the corner

With no money

They sell their time they sell their drugs

They sell their body

And everywhere I see a sea of empty pockets

Beautiful girls with eyes so dark within their sockets

So far away

It's a washed out Saturday

The sky all pastel shades

Bsus4

Under breeze block palisades

[Interlude]

E|-0---0-0---------|

B|-3\5-5-5-3-5-3---|

G|--------------2-0|

D|-----------------|

A|-----------------|

E|-----------------|

The messed up kids are on the corner

With no money

They sell their time they sell their drugs

They sell their body

And everywhere I see a sea of empty pockets

Beautiful girls with eyes so dark within their sockets

So far away

It's a washed out Saturday

The sky all pastel shades

Bsus4

Under breeze block palisades

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