Em C
D [ C D ] 2x ¼ =
144 John Shepard 1996
Em C D
Youth
of today Nobody understands you
[ C D
] Em C
I said
youth drifting away
D B
Seems
you can’t do this, they won’t let you do nothing
Em
C D [ C
D ]
Youth so misunderstood
Em D
Grounded one day and bored the next
C B
You
want to move out but don’t want to pay rent
a g a g a
b
G D
Can’t
trust your parents (uh-uh)
b
a d
G D
They
don’t know you anymore
G D
Things
are too weird at home
a d d
C D C
All
this confusion Makes you crazy
g f# e
f# e b
g a b
D
Will
somebody show the way
C7 G7
Then a
thought flashes through your head
c bb c bb c bb d
C7
G7
As you
remember something you read
C7 G7
It was
something that the Bible said
Am Dm7 Em F G [ E7 ]
Jesus He’s always near you
Jesus will show the way
e e
Am Dm7 [ C/E ]
Call on Him and He will hear you
Jesus, He’s the answer For youth of today
c
c d e d b b b a g a g
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Em C D
Youth
of today Nobody understands
you
[C
D] Em C
I said
youth, walking in a daze
D B
You
feel grown up but they treat you like a child
Em
C
D [C D]
Youth struggling with
school
Em
D
They
want you so much just to pass the test
C B
It’s
too much work on so little rest
G D
So
tired of school (uh-huh)
d b a
G D
What’s
the point in all these books
G
D
C D C
All
this confusion makes you crazy
g f# e
f# e b
g a b
D
Will somebody
show the way
C7 G7
Then a
thought interrupts your work
c bb c bb c
bb d
C7 G7
As you
remember something you heard
C7 G7
It was
something right out of God’s Word
Am Dm7 Em F G [ E7 ]
Jesus
He’s always near you Jesus
will show the way
e e
Am Dm7 [ C/E ]
Call on Him and He will hear you
F G Em
B [ C ]
Jesus, He’s the answer For youth of today
c
c d e d b b b a g a g
C D
C D
Give
Him a chance To work it all out
e f# g
f#
6 1 1
C D
B
C [ D E7 ]
Am Dm7 Em F G [ E7 ]
Jesus
He’s always near you Jesus
will show the way
e e
Am Dm7 [ C/E ]
Call on Him and He will hear you
Jesus, He’s the answer
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Jesus, He’s the answer For youth of today
c
c d e d b b b a g a g
Em C D [
C D ] Em
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