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Key: B
β« Verse 1:
B
Looking out a dirty old window
A
Down below, the cars in the city go rushing by (Rushing by)
G A E
I sit here alone and I wonder why (Wonder why, wonder why)
B
Friday night and everyone's moving
A
I can feel the heat, but it's soothing heading down (Heading down)
G A E
I search for the beat in this dirty town
β« Chorus:
E
Downtown; the young ones are going
F#
Downtown; the young ones are growing
G D
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
G D
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
G A B
Everybody live for the music-go-round
β« Verse 2:
B
Bright lights; the music gets faster
A
Look boy, don't check on your watch, not another glance (Not another glance)
G A E
I'm not leaving now, honey, not a chance
B
Hot shot, give me no problems
A
Much later, baby, you'll be saying "nevermind" (Nevermind)
G A
You know life is cruel
E
Life is never kind
β« Chorus:
E
Kind hearts don't make a new story
F#
Kind hearts don't grab any glory
G D
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
G D
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
G A B
Everybody live for the music-go-round
β« Post-Chorus:
B D
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
A G
Na, na, na, na, na (Say)
B D
Na, na, na, na, na, na
A G
Na, na, na, na, na, na
β« Bridge:
B
Come closer, honey, that's better
A
Gotta get a brand new experience feeling right (Feeling right)
G A E
Oh, don't try to stop, baby, hold me tight
B
Outside a new day is dawning
A
Outside suburbia's sprawling everywhere (Everywhere)
G A
I don't want to go, baby
E
New York to East California
F#
There's a new wave coming
I warn ya
β« Outro:
G D
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
G D
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
E A B
Everybody live for the music-go-round
G D
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
G D
We're the kids in America (Whoa)
E A B
Everybody live for the music-go-round
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Published: March 7, 2022
Last Updated: January 22, 2026