INTRO: Bass then A E B B B B A E X2 VERSE 1:

^BSad ^F#days are ^Akissing the ^Echeeks of the ^Bfami^F#lies who are ^Awalking ^Eaway ^BTra^F#gic, the ^Apubs are all ^Eclosin', the ^Asystem is ^Ebroken, ^F#decayed

VERSE 2:

Because ^Bbusi^F#ness is ^Adown at the ^Edepot, de^Bfenc^F#es are the ^Aonly things ^Ebuilt ^BNeigh^F#bours wave goo^Adbye to each ^Eother, this ^Acountry is ^Eover they ^F#say

CHORUS:

Now this is ^Blife in a ^Emodern town, the ^Awindows smashed open with the ^Bdoors kicked out It's ^Bnot a good day to ^Ebe in a fight 'cause ^Alivin' is hard through the ^Bstruggles of life If ^Anothing gets done it will ^Enever be ^Aright But don't shut 'em ^Bdo^Bwn^B ^A ^E

VERSE 3:

^BLate^F#ly, the ^Atwenty first ^Ecentury's been ^Bcra^F#zy, it's the ^Asign of the ^Etimes ^BBuil^F#dings, decom^Aposing in ^Eslumber, there's ^Ano work for ^Eall till they ^F#wake

CHORUS:

BRIDGE:

^GToo many ^Dfaults, no reasons, ^Gthe rains that^D fall dry bleedin' ^GUpon the ^Dashes of our ^F#homes, our homes, save our homes

BASS SOLO: VERSE 4: NC Manic, the word on the street here is panic, there's a riot on hand

^BPeo^F#ple takin' ^Acare of the ^Epeople, there's ^Ano other ^Eway or we'll ^F#break ENDING: Now this is ^Blife in a ^Emodern town, the ^Awindows smashed open with the ^Bdoors kicked out It's ^Bnot a good day to ^Ebe in a fight 'cause ^Alivin' is hard through the ^Bstruggles of life And this ^Blife in a ^Emodern town, the ^Awindows smashed open with the ^Bdoors kicked out It's ^Bnot a good day to ^Ebe in a fight 'cause ^Alivin' is hard through the ^Bstruggles of life If ^Anothing gets done it will ^Enever be ^Aright, But don't shut 'em ^Bdown^B, ^B ^A d^Eon't shut 'em ^Bdown^B, ^B ^A d^Eon't shut 'em down ^BSad days, kissing the cheeks of the families, ^Ayou can't ^Eshut 'em down B A E B (stop) Sad days, kissing the cheeks of the families, you won't shut 'em down

Flogging Molly - Dont shut em down