key: F#
Intro: F#   
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         F#  

   F#  
Sprawling on the fringes of the city  
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In geometric order  
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An insulated border  
Bm             A  
In between the bright lights  
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And the far unlit unknown  
F#  
Growing up it all seems so one-sided  
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Opinions all provided  
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The future pre-decided  
 Bm                A  
Detached and subdivided  
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In the mass production zone  
G        A      Bm                  G      A   Bm  
Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone  
(Subdivisions)  
G       A           Bm  
In the high school halls  
G     A            Bm  
In the shopping malls  
G         A         Bm  
Conform or be cast out  
(Subdivisions)  
G       A       Bm  
In the basement bars  
G     A           Bm  
In the backs of cars  
G             A    Bm  
Be cool or be cast out  
G                A          Bm  
Any escape might help to smooth  
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The unattractive truth  
A     G                 A         Bm  
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe  
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The restless dreams of youth  
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Drawn like moths we drift into the city  
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The timeless old attraction  
Bm                A  
Cruising for the action  
Bm            A  
Lit up like a firefly  
G     A      Bm        G  A F#  
Just to feel the living night  
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Some will sell their dreams for small desires  
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Or lose the race to rats  
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Get caught in ticking traps  
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And start to dream of somewhere  
    G           A         Bm  
To relax their restless flight  
G         A         Bm       G          A           Bm  
Somewhere out of a memory of lighted streets on quiet nights...  
(Subdivisions)  
G   A               Bm  
In the high school halls  
G     A            Bm  
In the shopping malls  
G               A    Bm  
Conform or be cast out  
(Subdivisions)  
G       A       Bm  
In the basement bars  
G    A           Bm  
In the backs of cars  
G             A    Bm   G  A  Bm  
Be cool or be cast out  
(G  A  Bm  A  Bm A)  
(G  A  Bm)  

Solo

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Any escape might help to smooth  
A                 Bm  
The unattractive truth  
A    G                   A         Bm  
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe  
   A                    Bm  
The restless dreams of youth  
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G A Bm  
G A F#m  
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