Charlene - Used to be

^DSuperma^An was ^Bm7killed in ^ADallas ^DThere's no l^Aove left ^Bm7in the p^Aalace ^DSomeone t^Aook the B^Bm7eatle's l^Aead g^Cuitar ^{A D}Have an^Aother C^Bm7hivas R^Aegal ^DYou"re twelve years^A old an^Bm7d sex is^A legal ^DYour parents d^Aon't know w^Bm7here or w^Aho you a^Cre^A7

^GUsed to be the ^Ahero of the ^F#mball game ^{B7 G}Took the time to ^Ashake the loser's ^F#m7hand ^{B7 G}Used to be that f^Aailure only ^F#mmeant you didn't t^Gry ^GIn a world where ^Apeople g^F#m7ave a damn ^A7

^DGreat ^Abig wars in ^Bm7little pl^Aaces ^DLook at ^Aall those f^Bm7rightened f^Aaces ^DBut don't come h^Aere we j^Bm7ust don't ^Ahave the ^Croom ^DLove thy ^Aneighbor's ^Bm7wife and da^Aughter ^DCleanse your life ^Awith holy^Bm7 water^{A D}We don't need ^Ato bath^Bm7e we've got perfu^Ame

^GUsed to be a ^Aknight in s^F#mhining armor^{B7 G}Didn't have to ^Aown a shiny ^F#m7car ^{B7 G}Dignity and coura^Age were the measur^F#m7e of a man ^{G G}Not the drugs he needs^A to hide the scar^B7 wooo ^Emhoo wooo hoo woooo^{B Em}

Can your t^G#meacher read Does your ^G#m7preacher pray Does your ^D#mpresident have soul Have you ^G#m7heard a real good ethnic joke ^E7sustoday ^E7 Mama t^G#mook her speed Daddy r^G#m7an away But you ^D#m7mustn't lose control E break Let's cut the class I've got some grass ^{E F}The k^F#ids are wild we just can't tame 'em ^GDo we have a right to blame 'em

^CWe fed them a^Gll our i^Am7ndecisio^Gn We^C've wrecked their ^Gminds with ^Am7televis^Gion ^CBut what the ^Ghell they're ^Am7too young ^Gto feel ^Bbpain ^Goh oh ^FBut I believe that l^Gove can save t^Em7omorrow ^{Am7 F}I believe that ^Gtruth can make us f^Em7ree ^Am7

^FSomeone tried to ^Gsay it and we ^Em7nailed him to a ^Am7cross ^FI guess it's still the ^Gway it used to^F be^{Fm CM7}