Streetlight Manifesto - We are the few

^FDea^Gr Mr. Gepe^Ctto:^G I ^Amhope this finds you ^Fwell I ^Gwrote this l^Cetter ^G 'cause we m^A5iss you ^E5here in h^Fell

And now I k^Cnow it's hard when you ^Gdon't know what to think And e^Amvery single smile is a t^Fhorn when you'^Gre waking up ^C You might try but you w^Gon't get by until you're c^Amrucified for all the ^Fthings you t^Gry to do Well ^CI don't care if you ^Gsink or swim And ^AmI don't care how you h^Emold it in As l^Fong as you don't b^Cother me with a^Fll the things I don't b^Gother you with

And ^C9 times out of 1^G0 you might be right ^Am But what about that t^Emime you know you're wrong? ^F Keep singing that ^Csame song And ^Feverybody smiles but they'll n^Gever get along XX XX X X X X X I'm trying and I'm trying and I'm trying to let go: But everybody's going down tonight

^C5 We are the few that ^G5won't say nothing right ^A5 We are the footsteps f^F5ading ^G5into the night C5 G5 A5 F5 Nobod^G5y cares and nobody stares with such conviction and I say: ^C5I never wanted this, ^G5no one ever wanted this ^A5But they gave it to me so I ^F5might as well be ^G5proud of it And^C5 I don't know where^G5 we went wrong ^A5All i know now is i ^F5got to do some^G5thing right

^FSo c^Gome cl^Cean ^{G Am}No one should have have to l^Five with the t^Ghings you've seen ^{C G} But you're ^A5living ^E5anyw^Fay Well I ^Cstop the car and ^Gput her in park And^Am I step outside (g^Fod I h^Gate this part) ^C When I see what I s^Gaw what I thought was a ^Amlie; it was more Than a chore I'm just d^Foing what I n^Geed to get ^CI don't care if you ^Gleave or stay But we^Am might as well split Because it's ^Emnot the same as it ^Fwas When we said our ^Clast goodbye And i^Ff you want the truth: I was ^Ghoping one of us would ^C Pass away because it'd ^Gbe much easier t^Amhen We could all get to^Emgether and think about w^Fhen We were young we were d^Cumb we were numb but in l^Fove And I'm done so I'm se^Gnding out this letter today XX XX XX X X X I'm trying and I'm trying and I'm trying to let go: But everybody's going down tonight

^C5 We are the few that ^G5won't say nothing right ^A5 We are the footsteps f^F5ading ^G5into the night C5 G5 A5 F5 Nobod^G5y cares and nobody stares with such conviction and I say: ^C5I never wanted this, ^G5no one ever wanted this ^A5But they gave it to me so I ^F5might as well be ^G5proud of it And^C5 I don't know where^G5 we went wrong ^A5All i know now is i ^F5got to do some^G5thing right

^CThis has been the ^Gbest night of my ^Amlife ^{F G} ___X2___ I co^Culd've lost my l^Gife And I wou^Amld've lost my mi^Fnd But n^Gow I'm fin^Ce and I f^Gind That th^Amis has been the be^Fst night of ^Gmy- C G _ This has been the best night of my- | Am F G |-- X2 I still can't believe they had the heart to apologize _| I co^Culd've lost my ^Glife And I wo^Amuld've lost my mi^Fnd But n^Gow I'm fin^Ce and I f^Gind That th^Amis has been the b^Fest night of ^Gmy life

^CAnd as the ^Gday fades ^Amno one inv^Festiga^Gtes ^CNobody answ^Gers when she ^Amcalls his ^Fname^{G C}Another vic^Gtim, so^Ammewhere in a s^Fhallow ^Ggrave C G Am F[one strum] I want to hold her and tell her: it's not your fault

^CAnd as the ^Gday fades ^Amno one inv^Festiga^Gtes ^CNobody answ^Gers when she ^Amcalls his ^Fname^{G C}Another vic^Gtim, so^Ammewhere in a s^Fhallow ^Ggrave C G Am F[one strum] I want to hold her and tell her: it's not your fault

^C5 We are the few that ^G5won't say nothing right ^A5 We are the footsteps f^F5ading ^G5into the night C5 G5 A5 F5 Nobod^G5y cares and nobody stares with such conviction and I say: ^C5I never wanted this, ^G5no one ever wanted this ^A5But they gave it to me so I ^F5might as well be ^G5proud of it And^C5 I don't know where^G5 we went wrong ^A5All i know now is i ^F5got to do some^G5thing right

^C5 We are the few that ^G5won't say nothing right ^A5 We are the footsteps f^F5ading ^G5into the night C5 G5 A5 F5 Nobod^G5y cares and nobody stares with such conviction and I say: ^C5I never wanted this, ^G5no one ever wanted this ^A5But they gave it to me so I ^F5might as well be ^G5proud of it And^C5 I don't know where^G5 we went wrong ^A5All i know now is i ^F5got to do some^G5thing right