Transcribed by ear, using this Youtube version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMjaTMwC64c *I'm well aware that the G chord at the end of each chorus might not be correct (I couldn't find a better sounding chord there, but feel free to correct this part in the comments) but everything else should be close to, if not 100% correct. Intro (played on the high e-string): A:-7-8-10-8- x10 Verse:

^FIn the night, in the beat city light, we ^Dmsteal ourselves ^Gaway and hold on ^Ftight.

You were there, yeah we were all there,

too ^Dmyoung, too smart, too ^Gmuch for this one ^Ftown. When ^Dmwe'd get so ^Ghigh we got lost coming ^Fdown.

Pre-chorus:

^DmWhen we were kids in the ^Dmstreet, ^Fkids in the street. ^DmWhen we were kids in the ^Dmstreet, ^Fjust kids in the street.

Remember when we... Chorus:

^DmWe used to ^Flaugh, we used to ^Fcry, live and die by the forty-five. ^DmTake me ^Fback, I'll go ^Fthere.

Who could stop us, and who would...

...^Dmcare, always ^Dmkeep to the ^Fkids in the street. Intro: A:-7-8-10-8- x4

Verse:

^FWe were dreams, we were American graffiti scenes. ^DmNo war, no peace, no ^Ghopes, no me just ^Fus.

And the songs with the words we'd sing wrong,

we'd ^Dmdrive until that ^Gjealous sun fell ^Fdown. Just to ^Dmwash ourselves in the ^Gmoonlight summer ^Fsounds.

Pre-chorus:

^DmWhen we were kids in the ^Dmstreet, ^Fkids in the street. ^DmWhen we were kids in the ^Dmstreet, ^Fjust kids in the street.

Remember when we... Chorus:

^DmWe used to ^Flaugh, we used to ^Fcry, live and die by the forty-five. ^DmTake me ^Fback, I'll go ^Fthere.

Who could stop us, and who would...

...^Dmcare, always ^Dmkeep to the ^Fkids in the street. Bridge: ^EmAnd we never felt, so ^Falive. And we'd ^Emdance, all night, under the s^Fky. We'd ^Dmlive, we'd breath, we'd ^Fdie. When the ^Dmworld, stood, still, for you and ^GI.

Just... Verse:

^FCandles burn, 'cause the world will always turn I'll ^Dmburn both ends ^Guntil my fire's ^Fout Lost ^Dmin the darkness ^GI can still scream ^Fout.

Chorus:

^DmWe used to ^Flaugh, we used to ^Fcry, say goodbye to I-35. ^DmTake me ^Fback, down a dirty ^Froad,

where it went we didn't care to know.

^DmA glory ^Fnight is a story ^Fsaved. Mark the chapter, but turn the... ...^Dmpage, always ^Dmkeep, to ^Fkids in the street. ^DmWhen we were kids in the ^Dmstreet, ^Fjust kids in the street.

Intro(until the song fades out): A:-7-8-10-8-

All-American Rejects - Kids in the street