Chords for Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (Official Audio)

Tempo:
99.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Em

D

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (Official Audio) chords
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[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
Something happening [A] here, [E] what it is ain't exactly [A] [E] clear.
There's a man with a gun [A] over there, [E]
telling me I got to [A] beware.
I think it's [E] time we stop, [D] children, what's a [A] town?
Everybody [Em] look what's [Bb] going [E] down.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
There's battle [A] lines being [Em] drawn,
[E] nobody's right if [A] everybody's [Em] wrong.
[E] Young people speak [A] in their minds, [Em]
[E] getting so much [A] resistance.
From [E] behind, it's time we stop, [D] hey, what's [A] that sound?
Everybody look [Bb] what's going [E] down.
[A] [Em]
[E] [A] [C]
[E] Waterfield [A] before the heat,
[E] thousands [A] in the street.
[Em]
[E] Singing songs and [A] carrying signs, [E]
mostly saying hooray [A] for our fight.
[Bm]
It's time [E] we [D] stop, hey, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody look what's going [E] down.
[A]
[Em] [A]
[E] [A] Paranoia strikes deep, [E]
into your [A] life it will creep.
[E]
It starts when you're [A] always afraid.
[Em]
[E] Step out of line, the man come [A] and take [Em] you away.
You better [D] stop, hey, what's [A] that sound?
Everybody look what's going [E] down.
[Dbm] You better stop, [D] hey, what's [A] that sound?
Everybody look what's going [E] down.
You better stop, [D] now, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody look what's going [E] down.
You better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
[Em] [E] [D] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
Bb
12341111
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
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To start learning Buffalo Springfield - For What Its Worth chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Em, E, A and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 49 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 99. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Something happening [A] here, [E] what it is ain't exactly [A] [E] clear. _
There's a man with a gun [A] over there, _ [E]
telling me I got to [A] beware.
I think it's [E] time we stop, [D] children, what's a [A] town?
Everybody [Em] look what's [Bb] going [E] _ down.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
There's battle [A] lines being [Em] drawn, _
[E] nobody's right if [A] everybody's [Em] wrong. _
[E] _ Young people speak [A] in their minds, [Em] _
[E] getting so much [A] resistance.
From [E] behind, it's time we stop, [D] hey, what's [A] that sound?
Everybody look [Bb] what's going [E] down.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
[E] _ _ Waterfield [A] before the heat, _
[E] _ thousands [A] in the street.
[Em] _
[E] Singing songs and [A] carrying signs, [E]
mostly saying hooray [A] for our fight.
[Bm]
It's time [E] we [D] stop, hey, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody look what's going [E] down.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] Paranoia strikes deep, [E] _
_ into your [A] life it will creep.
[E] _ _
It starts when you're [A] always afraid.
_ [Em]
[E] Step out of line, the man come [A] and take [Em] you away.
You better [D] stop, hey, what's [A] that sound?
Everybody look what's going [E] down.
[Dbm] You better stop, [D] hey, what's [A] that sound?
Everybody look what's going [E] down.
You better stop, [D] now, what's that [A] sound?
Everybody look what's going [E] down.
You better stop, [D] hey, what's that [A] sound?
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Stephen Stills.

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