Verse: D5 Well theyʼre shutting all the shops up on the avenue F#5 G5 D5 And theyʼre holding out for cheaper Chinese food D5 If Iʼm older now and have a tainted attitude F#5 G5 D5 Whyʼd those neon lights all lose their common blue? Chorus: E5 C5 D5 And itʼs not like me to feel so important E5 C5 D5 And itʼs not like me to go and wreck your day E5 C5 D5 And I never thought Iʼd see it so exploited B5 C5 D5 Ah but I know that somethinʼ bad has gotta change B5 C5 D5 Oh yes I know that somethinʼ bad has gotta change Verse: Well I see ʼem working round the block till six a.m. The thermometerʼs at minus five degrees And Iʼm wondering where all that hard earned money goes To her head or towards a shred of dignity Chorus: And itʼs not like me to feel so important And itʼs not like me to go and wreck your day And I never thought Iʼd see it so exploited Ah but I know that somethinʼ bad has gotta change Oh yes I know that somethinʼ bad has gotta change Go! And itʼs not like me to feel so important And itʼs not like me to go and wreck your day And I never thought Iʼd see it so exploited Ah but I know that somethinʼ bad has gotta change Oh yes I know that somethinʼ bad has gotta change Yes I know that somethinʼ bad has gotta change Oh yes I know that somethinʼ bad has gotta change