Ian Hunter - Restless youth

Oh, he's ^B5much the same as anyone, He ^E5don't do what he's told He got ^F#5hostile on his school report, and he ^E5leaves his mother ^B5cold^{E5 D5} His ^B5father owned a bakery, one ^E5day they found him hanged It don't ^F#5pay to be free in Little Italy, his son's the ^E5leader of the ^B5gang^{E5 D5}

Restless ^B5youth, restless ^E5youth Restless ^C#5youth, restless youth^B5

He ^B5soon found out he could not work, the ^E5money was no good This ^F#5child of the city hit the welfare kitty, did som^E5e runnin' for the ^B5hoods^{E5 D5} And the ^B5logic of the street was such, that ^E5everything was bent There's a ^F#5lot of white collars, stealing government dollars, wouldn't ^E5notice such a little per^B5cent^{E5 D5}

Restless ^B5youth, restless ^E5youth Restless ^C#5youth, restless ^B5youth Restless ^B5youth, restless ^E5youth Oh, yes cause I've ^C#5been a restless youth^B5

Now I ^B5went to his graduation, in some ^E5Brooklyn overnight jail He ^F#5said he was a member of the rock'n roll nation, but his ^E5face was drawn 'n pale^{B5 E5 D5} They ^B5gave him a suspended sentence, 'n he ^E5got straight on the phone Called a ^F#mbig, big, man with a Miami tan 'n said "^E5Hi I'm Al Capone, the ^B5second^E5" ^D5

Restless ^B5youth, restless ^E5youth What do you ^C#5know, I'm the original Restless Youth^B5 Restless ^B5youth, restless ^E5youth I've been on the ^C#5phone to my Restless Youth^B5

Now his ^B5first hit came at seventeen, his ^E5second was his last Some ^F#mdealer ran screaming from the scene, as the ^E5bullets whistled past^{B5 E5 D5} 'N the ^B5cop that killed him shook his head 'n ^E5said "I swear the truth When I ^F#mknow it was some old, old man 'n ^E5not a restless youth^B5." ^{E5 D5}

Restless ^B5youth, restless ^E5youth Restless ^C#5youth, restless ^B5youth Restless ^B5youth, restless ^E5youth Go by the rules if ^C#5you are, oh, a Restless Youth^B5

Now the ^B5moral of this story is that ^E5all he saw was greed ^F#mLegal, illegalities 'n all them ^E5politician thieves^{B5 E5 D5} Good ^B5people of the U.S.A. if you ^E5want your kids to grow Then ^F#mcheck your harvest carefully, don't ^E5reap; before you sow^{B5 E5 D5}

Restless ^B5youth, restless ^E5youth Restless ^C#5youth, I just know he's a restless youth^B5 Restless ^B5youth, restless ^E5youth You're gonna ^C#5lose cause you know you're a Restless Youth^B5...