Those Kids Are Gone


Artist: Text (Refused) Album: Text Title: Those kids are gone Song: David Sandstrom Lyrics: David Sandstrom Tuning: 1/2 Step down Eb Bb F# C# Ab Eb The Chords displayed are the chord shapes played, not the chord-names. Intro: | D | (Strummed Up and let ring) Verse: | D | G | D | D | | D | G | D | D | | G | D | G | D | | G | A | D | D | (Let ring last chord) Verse 2: | D | G | D | D | (Enter Percussion on first beat back into the verse) | D | G | D | D | | G | D | G | D | | G | A | B | G | D | D | | B | G | D | D | Verse 3: | D | G | D | D | | D | G | D | D | | G | D | G | D | | G | A | D | D | (Let ring last chord) Bridge: | B | G | D | D | | B | G | D | D | | D | D | D | D | D | D | Verse 4: | D | G | D | D | | D | G | D | D | | G | D | G | D | | G | A | B | (Percussion solo for about 8 bars) Outro: | B | G | A |B,C| | B | G | A |B,C| | B | G | A |B,C| | B | G | A |B,C| | B | G | A |B,C| | B | G | A | A | | A | A | A | D | (Let ring and to fade) Text songs can be found at www.textsite.tk Lyrics are as follows Verse 1: There was a fire in the city but he put it out There was smoke in the air coming from his mouth The flags went flying way over his head His name was mentioned on television Verse 2: And running in the streets were those who sought To manifest what the names had bought They walked the distance, they went for the eyes They placed a bomb in the abomination They placed a bomb in the abomination Verse 3: I screamed until i bled just to find a voice The hills were alive with that goddamn noise The gods were willing and the punks were too I guess we all did what we had to do Verse 4: Think that this is my voice? This is not my voice I just wanted to tell all the girls and boys To keep on keeping on, not that you won't die alone But to fight for something is to make it your own