Intro
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[Verse 1]
F# B
Somethin's happenin' here.
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What it is ain't exactly clear.
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There's a man with a gun over there
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Tellin' me I've got to beware.
[Chorus]
F# E
It's better stop, hey, what's that sound?
B C#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
F# E
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
B C#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
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[Verse 2]
F# B
There's battle lines bein' drawn.
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Nobody's right if everyone's wrong.
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Young people speakin' their minds
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Gettin' so much resistance from behind.
[Chorus]
F# E
It's time to stop, hey, what's that sound?
B C#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
F# E
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
B C#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
F# B F# B
[Verse 3]
F# B
What a field day for the heat.
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G# thousand people in the street
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Singin' songs and carryin' signs
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Mostly sayin' hooray for our side.
[Chorus]
F# E
It's time to stop, hey, what's that sound?
B C#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
F# E
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
B C#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
F# B F# B
[Verse 4]
F# B
Paranoia strikes deep.
F# B
Into your life it will creep.
F# B
It starts when you're always afraid.
F# B
Step out the line, they'll take you away.
[Chorus]
F# E
It's better stop, hey, what's that sound?
B C#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
F# E
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
B C#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
F# E
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
B C#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
F# E
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
B C#
Everybody look what's goin' down. (fade)