Chords with lyrics
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
| 
E MajorE | 
A augmentedA |
C#7C#7 
B7B7| E MajorE |
| E MajorE | E MajorE |
E MajorE
The old man turned off the radio,
A augmentedA
Said, "Where did all of the old songs go?
F#F#
Kids sure play funny music these days,
B7B7
And they play it in the strangest ways."
E MajorE
Said, "It looks to me like they've all gone wild.
A augmentedA
It was peaceful back when I was a child."
F#F#
Well, man, could it be that the the girls and boys
B7B7
Are tryin' to be heard above your noise?
E MajorE A augmentedA B7B7 E MajorE
And the lonely voice of youth cries, "What is truth?"
E MajorE
A augmentedA little boy of three sittin' on the floor
A augmentedA
Looks up and says, "Daddy, what is war?"
F#F#
"Son, that's when people fight and die."
B7B7
A augmentedA little boy of three says, "Daddy, why?"
E MajorE
A augmentedA young man of seventeen in Sunday school,
A augmentedA
Bein' taught the golden rule.
F#F#
And by the time another year has gone around,
B7B7
It may be his turn to lay his life down.
E MajorE A augmentedA B7B7 E MajorE
Can you blame the voice of youth for asking, "What is truth?"
Interlude:
| E MajorE | A augmentedA |C#7C#7 B7B7| E MajorE |
| E MajorE | E MajorE |
E MajorE
A augmentedA young man sittin' on the witness stand.
A augmentedA
The man with the book says, "Raise your hand.
F#F#
Re-peat after me. I solemnly swear."
B7B7
The man looked down at his long hair.
E MajorE
And although the young man solemnly swore,
A augmentedA
Nobody seemed to hear anymore.
F#F#
And it didn't really matter if the truth was there,
B7B7
It was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair.
E MajorE A augmentedA B7B7 E MajorE
And the lonely voice of youth cries, "What is truth?"
Interlude:
| E MajorE | A augmentedA |C#7C#7 B7B7| E MajorE |
| E MajorE | E MajorE |
E MajorE
A augmentedA young girl dancin' to the latest beat
A augmentedA
Has found new ways to move her feet.
F#F#
A augmentedA young man speakin' in the city square
B7B7
Is tryin' to tell somebody that he cares.
E MajorE
Yeah, the ones that you're callin' wild
A augmentedA
Are gonna be the leaders in a little while.
F#F#
This old world's wakin' to a newborn day
B7B7
And I solemnly swear that it'll be their way.
E MajorE A augmentedA B7B7 E MajorE
You better help that voice of youth find what is truth.
A augmentedA B7B7 E MajorE
And the lonely voice of youth cries, "What is truth?"
