Intro
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[Verse 1]
D# G#
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]
D# C#
It's better stop, hey, what's that sound?
G# A#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
D# C#
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
G# A#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
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[Verse 2]
D# G#
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]
D# C#
It's time to stop, hey, what's that sound?
G# A#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
D# C#
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
G# A#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
D# G# D# G#
[Verse 3]
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What a field day for the heat.
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F 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]
D# C#
It's time to stop, hey, what's that sound?
G# A#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
D# C#
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
G# A#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
D# G# D# G#
[Verse 4]
D# G#
Paranoia strikes deep.
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Into your life it will creep.
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It starts when you're always afraid.
D# G#
Step out the line, they'll take you away.
[Chorus]
D# C#
It's better stop, hey, what's that sound?
G# A#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
D# C#
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
G# A#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
D# C#
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
G# A#
Everybody look what's goin' down.
D# C#
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
G# A#
Everybody look what's goin' down. (fade)