Chords for Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967
Tempo:
97.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] There's something [A] happening here, [E] but what it is ain't exactly [A] clear.
[E] There's a man with a gun [A] over [E] there, telling me I got [A] to beware.
[E] I think it's time we [D] stop, children, what's that [A] sound?
[Em] Everybody look what's going [E] down.
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] There's battle [A] lines being [E] drawn, but nobody's right if [A] everybody's [Em] wrong.
[E] Young people speak [A] in their minds, [E] giving me so much [A] resistance.
It's time [E] we stop, [D] children, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody [E] look what's going down.
[A]
[E] [A]
[Em] [E] Waterfields, they [A] fall to heat.
[E] Thousands [A] in the street, [Em] [E] singing songs and [A] carrying sighs.
[Em] [E] Most, they say, they [A] fall our side.
[Bm] It's time [E] we stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
[Am] Everybody look what's going [E] down.
[A]
[Em] [A]
[E] Paranoia [A] strikes deep.
[E] Into your life [A] it will creep.
[E] It starts when you're always [A] afraid.
[Em] Step [E] out of line, the men come [A] and take you [E] away.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody look [E] what's going down.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody look what's [E] going down.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's [A] that sound?
Everybody look [Bm] what's going [E] down.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
[E] [D] [A] [N]
[E] [A]
[E] There's something [A] happening here, [E] but what it is ain't exactly [A] clear.
[E] There's a man with a gun [A] over [E] there, telling me I got [A] to beware.
[E] I think it's time we [D] stop, children, what's that [A] sound?
[Em] Everybody look what's going [E] down.
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] There's battle [A] lines being [E] drawn, but nobody's right if [A] everybody's [Em] wrong.
[E] Young people speak [A] in their minds, [E] giving me so much [A] resistance.
It's time [E] we stop, [D] children, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody [E] look what's going down.
[A]
[E] [A]
[Em] [E] Waterfields, they [A] fall to heat.
[E] Thousands [A] in the street, [Em] [E] singing songs and [A] carrying sighs.
[Em] [E] Most, they say, they [A] fall our side.
[Bm] It's time [E] we stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
[Am] Everybody look what's going [E] down.
[A]
[Em] [A]
[E] Paranoia [A] strikes deep.
[E] Into your life [A] it will creep.
[E] It starts when you're always [A] afraid.
[Em] Step [E] out of line, the men come [A] and take you [E] away.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody look [E] what's going down.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody look what's [E] going down.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's [A] that sound?
Everybody look [Bm] what's going [E] down.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
[E] [D] [A] [N]
Key:
A
E
D
Em
Bm
A
E
D
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ There's something [A] happening here, [E] _ but what it is ain't exactly [A] clear.
[E] _ There's a man with a gun [A] over [E] there, telling me I got [A] to beware.
_ [E] I think it's time we [D] stop, children, what's that [A] sound?
[Em] Everybody look what's going [E] down.
_ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ There's battle [A] lines being [E] drawn, but nobody's right if [A] everybody's [Em] wrong.
_ [E] _ Young people speak [A] in their minds, [E] giving me so much [A] resistance.
It's time [E] we stop, [D] children, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody [E] look what's going _ _ down.
[A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ Waterfields, they [A] fall to heat.
[E] _ _ _ Thousands [A] in the street, _ [Em] [E] singing songs and [A] carrying sighs.
[Em] [E] Most, they say, they [A] fall our side.
[Bm] It's time [E] we stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
[Am] Everybody look what's going [E] _ down.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ Paranoia [A] strikes deep.
[E] _ _ Into your life [A] it will creep.
[E] _ It starts when you're always [A] afraid.
[Em] Step [E] out of line, the men come [A] and take you [E] away.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody look [E] what's going down.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody look what's [E] going down.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's [A] that sound?
Everybody look [Bm] what's going [E] down.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound? _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [N] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ There's something [A] happening here, [E] _ but what it is ain't exactly [A] clear.
[E] _ There's a man with a gun [A] over [E] there, telling me I got [A] to beware.
_ [E] I think it's time we [D] stop, children, what's that [A] sound?
[Em] Everybody look what's going [E] down.
_ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ There's battle [A] lines being [E] drawn, but nobody's right if [A] everybody's [Em] wrong.
_ [E] _ Young people speak [A] in their minds, [E] giving me so much [A] resistance.
It's time [E] we stop, [D] children, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody [E] look what's going _ _ down.
[A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ Waterfields, they [A] fall to heat.
[E] _ _ _ Thousands [A] in the street, _ [Em] [E] singing songs and [A] carrying sighs.
[Em] [E] Most, they say, they [A] fall our side.
[Bm] It's time [E] we stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
[Am] Everybody look what's going [E] _ down.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ Paranoia [A] strikes deep.
[E] _ _ Into your life [A] it will creep.
[E] _ It starts when you're always [A] afraid.
[Em] Step [E] out of line, the men come [A] and take you [E] away.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody look [E] what's going down.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody look what's [E] going down.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's [A] that sound?
Everybody look [Bm] what's going [E] down.
We better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound? _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [N] _
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