Chords for Youth of the Nation (2006 Remaster)

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[Eb] I didn't _ _ _ [C] tell her that I loved her, how much I cared.
I [Eb] just wanted to thank my pops for all the talks and all the wisdom he shared.
[C] I'm unaware.
I just did what I always do.
[Eb] Every day the same routine before I skate off to school.
[C] But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest?
[Eb] Instead of taking the test, I took two to the [Cm] chest.
Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming.
[Eb] Everybody was running, but I couldn't hear nothing [Cm] except_
Gun blasted happen so [Bb] fast.
I didn't really notice, [Eb] even though I survived the [C] class.
Maybe this kid was reaching out for [Eb] love.
Or maybe for a moment, he forgot who he [Cm] was.
Or maybe this kid just wanted to be [Bb] hugged.
Whatever it was, I know [C] it's because_
We know we are, [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] we know we are.
[Eb] _ _ Youth of the [C] nation.
We know we [Cm] are, _ [Eb] the youth of the [C] nation.
We know we are, [Eb] _ _ the youth of the [C] nation.
Little Suzy, she was only twelve.
[Eb] She was giving the world [F] with every chance to [C] excel.
Hey, with the boys and hear the stories they tell.
[Eb] She might act calm [D] but no respect for herself.
[C] She finds love in all the wrong [Eb] places.
The same situations, just different [C] faces.
She ain't got no place since her daddy left [Cm] her
Too bad he never told her she deserved much better
Johnny boy always played the fool
[Eb] He broke up and wrote so you would think he was cool
[Cm] He was never really one of the guys
[Eb] No matter how hard he tried on the thought of [Gm] suicide
[C] It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends
[Eb] He put his life to an end, they might remember him then
[Cm] You cross the line and there's no turning back
[Bb] Told the world how he felt with the sound [C] of a cat
We are, we [Cm] are
_ [Eb] The youth of the [G] nation
We are, we _
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The [Eb] _ [Bb] youth of the [C] nation
We are, we are
[Eb] _ The youth of the [Cm] nation
We are, _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ [G] we are
The youth of the nation
Who's to blame for the life the tragedies [Eb] claim?
No matter what you say it don't take away the pain
[Cm] That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies
[Eb] Don't know why, need a why, it's a blinding [G] in the blood
[C] It's just the way that the story goes
[Eb] Will it ever make sense?
Somebody's gotta know
[Cm] There's gotta be more to life than this
There's gotta be more to everything I thought [G] exists
We are, _
[Bb] _ we are
The youth of the nation
We are, _ _ _ [C] we are
The youth of the nation _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] We are, we _
[Eb] [Eb] are
The youth of the [C] nation
We are, we are
We [Eb] _ _ are, [C] we are
The youth of the nation
We are, [Eb] we are
The [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ youth of the nation
[G] _ We are, we are
We are, we are
Who's to blame?
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