Buffalo Springfield ~ For What It's Worth Guitar Chords

Buffalo Springfield: For What It's Worth


E                           A
There's somethin' happenin' here.
        E                A
What it is ain't exactly clear.
          E                   A
There's a man with a gun over there
          E                    A
A-tellin' me I've got to beware.

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                     E
I think it's time we stop.
          D
Children, what's that sound?
A                     C           E E A E A
Everybody look what's goin' down.

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E                          A
There's battle lines bein' drawn.
         E                    A
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.
E                           A
Young people speakin' their minds
          E                  A
A-gettin' so much resistance from behind.

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                     E
I think it's time we stop.
     D
Hey, what's that sound?
A                     C           E E A E A
Everybody look what's goin' down.

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E                        A       G
What a field day for the heat.
E                        A       G
A thousand people in the street
E                 A          G
Singin' songs and a-carryin' signs
E             A              G    E
Mostly sayin' hooray for our side.

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             E
It's time we stop.
     D
Hey, what's that sound?
A                     C           E E A E A
Everybody look what's goin' down.

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E                A
Paranoia strikes deep.
          E            A
Into your life it will creep.
E                            A
It starts when you're always afraid.
            E                      A
Step out of line, the men come and take you away.

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           E
You better stop.

Hey, what's that sound?
A                     C           E E A E A
Everybody look what's goin'..
           E
You better stop.
     D
Hey, what's that sound?
A                     C           E E A E A
Everybody look what's goin'..
           E
You better stop.
     D
Now, what's that sound?
A                     C           E E A E A
Everybody look what's goin'..
           E
You better stop.
          D
Children, what's that sound?
A                     C           E E A E A
Everybody look what's goin (fade out)

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