Intro:]
C#mAEB x2
(The kids in the dark x4)
Verse 1:]
C#mA
Here we are at the end of the road
EBA road that's quietly caving in (caving in)
C#mA
Come to far to pretend that we don't
EB
We don't miss where we started (started)
[Pre Chorus:]
C#mA
Looking back I see a setting sun
EB
Watch my shadow fade into the floor (floor)
C#mA
I am left standing on the edge
EBA
Wondering how we got this far (how we got this far)
Chorus:]
C#m
They left us alone
A
The kids in the dark
EB
To burn out forever or light out the spark
C#mA
We come together state of the art
E
We’ll never surrender
B
The kids in the dark so let the world sing
C#mA
What a shame what a shame
EB
Beautiful scars on critical veins
C#mA
We come together state of the art
E
We’ll never surrender
B
The kids in the dark The kids in the dark
Instrumental:]
C#mAEBVerse 2:]
C#mA
Here we are at the top of the hill
EBA hill that's quietly crumbling
C#mA
Been a while since you dressed for the kill
EB
The kill that sent me tumbling
[Pre Chorus:]
C#mA
Looking up I see a falling star
EB
And watch its fire burn into the floor
C#mA
And I am left standing on the edge
EB
Wondering why we fall so hard (why we fall so hard)
Chorus:]
C#m
They left us alone
A
The kids in the dark
EB
To burn out forever or light out the spark
C#mA
We come together state of the art
E
We’ll never surrender
B
The kids in the dark so let the world sing
C#mA
What a shame what a shame
EB
Beautiful scars on critical veins
C#mA
We come together state of the art
E
We’ll never surrender
B
The kids in the dark The kids in the dark
Bridge:]
AC#mEB
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Whoooooooooo (Kids in the dark)
AC#mEBA
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Whoooooooooo (Kids in the dark)
Chorus:]
C#m
They left us alone
A
The kids in the dark
EB
To burn out forever or light out the spark
C#mA
We come together state of the art
E
We’ll never surrender
B
The kids in the dark so let the world sing
C#mA
What a shame what a shame
EB
Beautiful scars on critical veins
C#mA
We come together state of the art
E
We’ll never surrender
B
The kids in the dark The kids in the dark
Outro:]
C#mAEB x2
Last note C#m
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.