[G]back in 198[D]1
[G] the scream and shouting had beg[D]un
[C]my parents were still marr[D]ied
and h[C]ad their hatches bur[D]ied
[Em]they told me every[C]thing would work out f[D]ine
[G]back in 198[D]2
[G]they were talking about what to d[D]o
[C]stay together or sepa[D]rate
[C]everyday that same deb[D]ate
[Em]i heard them from the w[C]alls up in my r[D]oom
[G]all the kids want x-[D]ray ey[C]es
so [G]they can see when grow[C]n-ups li[D]e
[C]they got their minds s[D]et on the price
[G]the kids want x-r[C]ay e[D]yes
[G]back in 19[D]83
[G]first day in school for [D]me
[C]our teachers name was m[D]ary
[C]she said it's necess[D]ary
[Em]that all the kids do ex[C]actly what they're to[D]ld
[G]all the kids want x-r[D]ay ey[C]es
[G]so they can see when grown[C]-ups li[D]e
[C]they got their minds s[D]et on the price
[G]the kids want x-[C]ray ey[D]es
[C]don't think i can t[D]ake it i sur[Em]render mama
i'm just not felling so good
[C]things didn't t[D]urn out the way you told [Em]me that they w[D]ould
[G]oh ah oh ah eh we're a happy family ( [D]x? )
[G]all the kids want x[D]-ray e[C]yes
[G]so they can see when grow[C]n-ups li[D]e
[C]they got their minds s[D]et on the price
[G]the kids want x-[C]ray e[D]yes
End on G
[G] the scream and shouting had beg[D]un
[C]my parents were still marr[D]ied
and h[C]ad their hatches bur[D]ied
[Em]they told me every[C]thing would work out f[D]ine
[G]back in 198[D]2
[G]they were talking about what to d[D]o
[C]stay together or sepa[D]rate
[C]everyday that same deb[D]ate
[Em]i heard them from the w[C]alls up in my r[D]oom
[G]all the kids want x-[D]ray ey[C]es
so [G]they can see when grow[C]n-ups li[D]e
[C]they got their minds s[D]et on the price
[G]the kids want x-r[C]ay e[D]yes
[G]back in 19[D]83
[G]first day in school for [D]me
[C]our teachers name was m[D]ary
[C]she said it's necess[D]ary
[Em]that all the kids do ex[C]actly what they're to[D]ld
[G]all the kids want x-r[D]ay ey[C]es
[G]so they can see when grown[C]-ups li[D]e
[C]they got their minds s[D]et on the price
[G]the kids want x-[C]ray ey[D]es
[C]don't think i can t[D]ake it i sur[Em]render mama
i'm just not felling so good
[C]things didn't t[D]urn out the way you told [Em]me that they w[D]ould
[G]oh ah oh ah eh we're a happy family ( [D]x? )
[G]all the kids want x[D]-ray e[C]yes
[G]so they can see when grow[C]n-ups li[D]e
[C]they got their minds s[D]et on the price
[G]the kids want x-[C]ray e[D]yes
End on G
