Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: E Difficulty: Novice It's E B C#m A all the way through. If that's too hard try Capo on 2 for D A Bm G or Capo on 4 for C G Am F Verse 1: E B C#m A Me and my best friends cruising down West End Street E B C#m A Hiding from cops and driving circles around the block all week E B C#m A All of my friends died out on West End Street E B They say we're born to die young C#m A But we're just trying to live in peace
Chorus: E B So maybe heaven is a ghetto with no bad blocks C#m A Shangri-La dealers at the bus stops E B C#m A And maybe god is just a cop that we can fast talk E B So if you're guilty and you know it, put your hands up C#m 'Cause karma's just a different A Word for bad luck E B C#m A And what if death is just another pair of handcuffs E B C#m A Then we'd better run E B C#m A Then we'd better run Verse 2: E B C#m A All of our friends went crazy on LSD E B C#m A Sailing their cars through the big bright city streets E B And everyone who knows our name C#m A Says that we ain't ever gonna change E B They say we're born to die young C#m A But we're trying to find a better way E B They say we're born to die young C#m A But we're trying to find a better way Chorus: E B So maybe heaven is a ghetto with no bad blocks C#m A Shangri-La dealers at the bus stops E B C#m A And maybe god is just a cop that we can fast talk E B So if you're guilty and you know it, put your hands up C#m 'Cause karma's just a different A Word for bad luck E B C#m A And what if death is just another pair of handcuffs E B C#m A Then we'd better run E B C#m A Then we'd better run Bridge: E B C#m A We hope and we pray day after day E B They say we're born to die young C#m A But we're gonna find a better way E B C#m A We hope and we pray day after day E B They say we're born to die young C#m A But we're gonna find a better way Chorus: E B So maybe heaven is a ghetto with no bad blocks C#m A Shangri-La dealers at the bus stops E B C#m A And maybe god is just a cop that we can fast talk E B So if you're guilty and you know it, put your hands up C#m 'Cause karma's just a different A Word for bad luck E B C#m A And what if death is just another pair of handcuffs E B C#m A Then we'd better run E B C#m A Then we'd better run Outro: E B C#m A Then we'd better run E B C#m A Then we'd better run E B C#m A Then we'd better run
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