Chords:
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E A7
o o o x o o o
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Dsus2 A7sus4 Asus4
x o o o x o o o x o x
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Intro and Verse Riff:
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E A7
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e|[12]------------|[7]------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|
D|--------2-------|-------2-------|
A|----2s4-----4-0-|----2s4----4---|
E|----------------|-------------0-|
* [Harmonic Note]
Verse 1:
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E A7
There's somethin' happenin' here.
E A7
What it is ain't exactly clear.
E A7
There's a man with a gun over there
E A7
A-tellin' me I've got to beware.
Chorus 1:
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[E
I think it's time we stop children,
Dsus2]
what's that sound
[A Asus4] E A E A
Everybody look what's goin' down.
Verse 2:
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There's battle lines bein' drawn.
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.
Young people speakin' their minds
A-gettin' so much resistance from behind.
Chorus 2: (Lead Guitar)
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It's time we...
E Dsus2 A Asus4
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e|-0-----4-2-0---|----------------|
B|-0-0h2-------3-|-2-0------------|
G|-1-------------|-----2-0-2b-rp0-|
D|-2-------------|----------------|
A|-2-------------|----------------|
E|-0-------------|----------------|
stop hey what's that sound
everybody look what's going down
E A
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e|-----4-----4---0-|(0)----3-5b-|
B|-0h2---0h2---2-2-|(2)s-5------|
G|-----------------|------------|
D|-----------------|------------|
A|-----------------|------------|
E|-----------------|------------|
E A
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e|-----4-----4---0-|(0)-2b-r-p0-|
B|-0h2---0h2---2-2-|(2)---------|
G|-----------------|------------|
D|-----------------|------------|
A|-----------------|------------|
E|-----------------|------------|
Verse 3:
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E [A Asus4]
What a field day for the heat.
E [A A7sus4]
A thousand people in the street
E [A A7sus4]
Singin' songs and a-carryin' signs
E [A A7sus4]
Mostly sayin' hooray for our side.
Chorus 3: (Lead Guitar)
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It's time we...
E Dsus2 A Asus4
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e|-0-----4-2-0---|----------------|
B|-0-0h2-------3-|-2-0------------|
G|-1-------------|-----2-0-2b-rp0-|
D|-2-------------|----------------|
A|-2-------------|----------------|
E|-0-------------|----------------|
stop hey what's that sound
everybody look what's going down
E A
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e|---3-5b-----|-r-5-5-5-3-|
B|s5----------|-----------|
G|------------|-----------|
D|------------|-----------|
A|------------|-----------|
E|------------|-----------|
E A
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e|-5p-3---3---|--------------|
B|------5---5-|---3h-5-3-----|
G|------------|----------5-4-|
D|------------|--------------|
A|------------|--------------|
E|------------|--------------|
Verse 4: (Lead Guitar)
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E A Asus4
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e|-0---|-0-----------------------------------|
B|-0---|-2-----------------------------------|
G|-1---|-2--2-2-2b-2b-2b-2b-2b-2b-2b-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2---|-2-----------------------------------|
A|-2---|-0-----------------------------------|
E|-0---|-------------------------------------|
Paranoia strikes deep.
E A Asus4
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e|-0---|-0----------------------|
B|-0---|-2----------------------|
G|-1---|-2----------------------|
D|-2---|-2--0h-2-0h-2-0h-2-0h-2-|
A|-2---|-0----------------------|
E|-0---|------------------------|
Into your life it will creep.
E A Asus4
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e|-0---|-0------3-5b---|
B|-0---|-2--3s5--------|
G|-1---|-2-------------|
D|-2---|-2-------------|
A|-2---|-0-------------|
E|-0---|---------------|
It starts when you're always afraid.
E A Asus4
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e|-0---|-0----[7]---|
B|-0---|-2----------|
G|-1---|-2----------|
D|-2---|-2----------|
A|-2---|-0----------|
E|-0---|------------|
Step out of line, the
men come and take you away
Outro: (4 times)
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[E Dsus2]
We better stop hey, what's that sound?
[A Asus4]
Everybody look what's goin' down.
Note: Outro solo played in the 4th and 1st
position of the Em pentatonic scale

