Am 
Two men on the street drinking something cheap 
G 
No home, no family It's cold, nowhere to sleep 
Am                               G 
Passers-by never catch their eye anywhere 
 
One man drinks, the other swears 
 
Am 
You know where you went wrong 
Am                             G  
You know where you went wrong, you know 
Am 
You know where you went wrong 
Am                             G 
You know where you went wrong, you know 
 
The old man can't understand 
No one will shake his hand 
'I gave security, bombs and colour TV 
It cost a few lives - someone's son always dies' 
No one shakes his hand/ He don't understand 
 
You know where you went wrong 
You know where you went wrong, you know 
You know where you went wrong 
You know where you went wrong, you know 
 
Gm 
This is the history of the world 
         Fm  
of every boy and every girl 
                                         Fsus 
who don't understand what's going on any more 
Gm 
The history of the world 
         Fm 
of every boy and every girl 
                                         Fsus 
who don't understand what's going on any more 
 
Two girls with a photograph 
One looks, the other laughs 
'He could have been mine 
Why did I change my mind?' 
Then hands on hips 
the other girl says 'Admit, admit' 
 
You know where you went wrong 
You know where you went wrong, you know 
You know where you went wrong 
You know where you went wrong, you know 
 
This is the history of the world 
of every boy and every girl 
who don't understand what's going on any more 
The history of the world 
of every boy and every girl 
who don't understand what's going on any more 
 
You know where you went wrong 
You know where you went wrong, you know 
You know where you went wrong 
You know where you went wrong, you know