Introdução (é tocada durante toda a música, exceto pela primeira parte do refrão)

E|-----------------------0--|--------------------------|
B|--------------------1-----|-----------------0--------|
G|--------2--------2--------|--------2-----2--------2--|
D|-----2--------2-----------|-----0-----2--------0-----|
A|--0--------2--------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
  
E|-----------------------0--|--------------------------|
B|--------------------1-----|-----------------0--------|
G|--------2--------2--------|--------2-----2--------2--|
D|-----2--------2-----------|-----0-----3--------2-----|
A|--0--------2--------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

Am
   Down where your paint is cracking
F
   Look down your backstairs buddy
Am
   Somebody' living there and
F
   He don't really feel the weather
Am
   And he don't share your pleasures
F
   No, he don't share your pleasures
Am
   Did you see his eyes?
F
   Did you see his crazy eyes?

C                     G                      F             
   And you're so surprised he doesn't run to catch your ash
C            G               F                  
   Everybody always wants to kiss your trash
       Am
   And you can't help him, no one can
       F
   And now that he knows
                      Am
   There's nothing to get
                             F    
   Will you still place your bet
                            Am
   Against the Neighborhood Threat?
 
Am
   Somewhere a baby's feeding
F
   Somewhere a mother's needing
Am
   Outside her boy is trying
F
   But mostly he is crying
Am
   Did you see his eyes?
F
   Did you see his crazy eyes? 

 C                     G                      F             
   And you're so surprised he doesn't run to catch your ash
C            G               F                  
   Everybody always wants to kiss your trash
       Am
   And you can't help him, no one can
       F
   And now that he knows
                      Am
   There's nothing to get
               F
   Not in this place
               Am 
   Not in your face
                             F
   Will you still place your bet
                             Am
   Against the Neighbourhood Threat? 

(continua com "Am" e "F" até o final da música)