G     C     G     C
G  C  G     C     D
G     C     G     C
G  C  G     C     D

G        C   G
D        C   G
G        C   G
D        C   G

[Verse 1]
G 
As a point of conversation, he was referencing relation
         C                                     G
From the corner he came from, the company he'd keep
G
She was from the country far from the city
      C                                       G
They shared one love, they were destined for defeat
       C             
He was tortured he was troubled
                         G                
She was sick and she was lost
 A                                       D
Searching for an answer, rebels with a cause
  G
Doing what they do to get what they need
 C                                   G
Life was cheap, there were no guarantees
D

[Chorus]
C                       G
Dead end kids you don't want 'em you don't need 'em
            D                            G
And you'll always find a reason when you need to write 'em off
C                      G
Dead end kids you can take 'em you can leave 'em
     D                            G
You said they'd never listen you said they'd be better off
    D                       D
But we believed in you, we knew it from the start
    D                   G      C   G   
Hey kid! You've got heart
D        C   G

[Verse 2]
G
They were wretched they were raw, they were tough and they were mean
          D                                               G
They were scared they were cold, they were somewhere in between
G
Looking for a chance from someone who believed
    D                                            G          
Remember what you see ain't what always what it seems
    D                                           G
So give a kid hand, lift him up and dust him off
C                                     D
Many will stumble others will be lost
    G
For all who failed so many would succeed
          D               
Don't be angry at the kids, be angry at the greed
D

[Chorus 2]
C                       G
Dead end kids you don't want 'em you don't need 'em
            D                            G
And you'll always find a reason when you need to write 'em off
C                      G
Dead end kids you can take 'em you can leave 'em
     D                            G
You said they'd never listen you said they'd be better off
    D                       D
But we believed in you, we knew it from the start
    D                   G      C   G   
Hey kid! You've got heart
D        C   G
G        C   G
D        C   G
G

[Bridge]
C         A              D                 G
Dead end kids you don't want 'em you don't need 'em
C         A              D                 G
Dead end kids and you'll always write 'em off
C         A            D                 G
Dead end kids you can take 'em you can leave 'em
C         A            D                 G
Dead end kids you said they'd be better off

[Chorus 3]

C                       G
Dead end kids you don't want 'em you don't need 'em
            D                            G
And you'll always find a reason when you need to write 'em off
C                      G
Dead end kids you can take 'em you can leave 'em
     D                            G
You said they'd never listen you said they'd be better off
C                       G
Dead end kids you don't want 'em you don't need 'em
            D                            G
And you'll always find a reason when you need to write 'em off
C                      G
Dead end kids you can take 'em you can leave 'em
     D                            G
You said they'd never listen you said they'd be better off
    D                       D
But we believed in you, we knew it from the start
    D                   G      C   G   
Hey kid! You've got heart
D        C   G
G