Chords for Buffalo Springfield - 01 - For What It's Worth (by EarpJohn)

Tempo:
98.95 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Db

Ebm

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Buffalo Springfield - 01 - For What It's Worth (by EarpJohn) chords
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[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] There's something [Ab] happening here,
[Eb] but what it is ain't exactly [Ab] clear.
[Eb]
There's a man with a gun [Ab] over there,
[Eb] telling me I've got [Ab] to beware.
[Eb] It's time we stop, [Db] children, what's [Ab] that sound?
[Ebm] Everybody look what's going [Eb] down.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] There's battle [Ab] lines being [Eb] drawn, but nobody's right if [Ab] everybody's [Ebm] wrong.
[Eb] Young people speak [Ab] their [Ebm] minds, [Eb] but there's been so much [Ab] resistance.
It's time [Eb] we stop, [Db] children, what's [Ab] that sound?
Everybody look [Eb] what's going down.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Abm] [Eb] Waterfield, [Ab] April, the hoop.
[Ebm] [Eb] A thousand [Ab] people in the street, [Ebm] [Eb] singing songs and [Ab] carrying signs.
[Eb] Mostly saying hooray [Ab] for our side.
[Eb] It's time we stop, [Db] hey, what's that [Ab] sound?
Everybody look what's going [Eb] down.
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] Paranoia strikes [Eb] deep.
Into your life [Ab] it will creep.
[Eb]
It starts when you're [Ab] always afraid.
[Eb] Step out of line, the man [Ab] come and take [Eb] you away.
It's better stop, [Db] hey, what's that [Ab] sound?
Everybody look what's going [Eb] down.
It's time we stop, [Db] hey, [Ab] what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down.
[Eb] It's [Db] time we stop, hey, [Gb] what's that [Ab] sound?
Everybody look what's going down.
[Eb] It's time [Db] we stop, hey, what's [Ab] that sound?
[Eb] [Db] [Ab]
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Db
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Abm
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Learn the basic chords of Buffalo Springfield - For What Its Worth chords, with this master sequence: Eb, Ab, Eb, Db and Ab. Ease into the song by practicing at 49 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 99 BPM. With Eb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ There's something [Ab] happening here, _
[Eb] but what it is ain't exactly [Ab] clear.
[Eb] _
There's a man with a gun [Ab] over there, _
[Eb] telling me I've got [Ab] to beware. _
[Eb] It's time we stop, [Db] children, what's [Ab] that sound?
[Ebm] Everybody look what's going [Eb] down.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ There's battle [Ab] lines being [Eb] drawn, but nobody's right if [Ab] everybody's [Ebm] wrong.
_ [Eb] _ Young people speak [Ab] their [Ebm] minds, [Eb] but there's been so much [Ab] resistance.
It's time [Eb] _ we stop, [Db] children, what's [Ab] that sound?
Everybody look [Eb] what's going _ down.
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Abm] _ [Eb] _ _ Waterfield, [Ab] April, the hoop. _
[Ebm] _ [Eb] A thousand [Ab] people in the street, [Ebm] [Eb] singing songs and [Ab] carrying signs.
[Eb] Mostly saying hooray [Ab] for our side.
[Eb] It's time we stop, [Db] hey, what's that [Ab] sound?
Everybody look what's going [Eb] down.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] Paranoia strikes [Eb] deep.
_ Into your life [Ab] it will creep.
[Eb] _
_ It starts when you're [Ab] always afraid. _
[Eb] Step out of line, the man [Ab] come and take [Eb] you away.
It's better stop, [Db] hey, what's that [Ab] sound?
Everybody look what's going [Eb] down.
It's time we stop, [Db] hey, [Ab] what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down.
[Eb] It's [Db] time we stop, hey, [Gb] what's that [Ab] sound?
Everybody look what's going down.
[Eb] It's time [Db] we stop, hey, what's [Ab] that sound? _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Stephen Stills.

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