Intro:
G C A# C
G C A# C

        G               C
No one seems to see what's inside of me. 
        A#                              C
Well, I believe. You don't receive. You can't relate
to me. 
        G                       C
Shaking their heads at us. In their eyes I see
disgust. 
        A#
We take the blame. Cause we're not the same. 
        C
That still won't change us. 


C
I'm gonna fight for the right well to be who I am. 
        G          A#        C          D   E
There's a million just like us across this land.



G        C              A#              C
Only the young understand what we mean. 
G        C              A#              C
Only the young know the Hell that we've seen. 
E                   C               D
Well, deep in the hearts of all the youth across the
 C
land. I know. 
D              C      E
Well, only the young understand.



G                       C
They always despise the things we symbolize. 
A#
There's no harm done. We're just having fun. 
C
It's not hard to recognize. 
G
Well, they try to destroy,
C
The things that we enjoy. 
A#
Like rock n' roll, our hair and clothes. 
C
When they'll stop. No one knows. 


C
It's a cry of our nation. The young, generation. 
        G          A#        C          D   E
There's a million just like us across this land.



G        C              A#              C
Only the young understand what we mean. 
G        C              A#              C
Only the young know the Hell that we've seen. 
E                   C               D
Well, deep in the hearts of all the youth across the
 C
land. I know. 
D              C      E
Well, only the young understand.


G        C      A#                C
Only the young understand what we mean. 
G        C      A#                C
Only the young know the hell that we've seen. 
G        C      A#                C
Only the young understand what we mean. 
G        C      A#                C
Only the young know the hell that we've seen. 



E                   C               D
Well, deep in the hearts of all the youth across the
 C
land. We know. 
        E       C       D       E        C              D
Well Only the young understand. Only the young understand.