Buffalo Springfield
For What It's Worth
Buffalo Springfield (1966)

E  A  x 2  w/ e  b  harm.  &  b/c♯ e

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

  E               D
  Stop, children, what's that sound
  A                     C     D
  Everybody look what's goin' down

E  A  x 2

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, it's time we

  Refrain (hey)

E  A  x 2  w/ solo

What a field day for the heat (ooh ooh)                    w/ G sur 2e ooh
A thousand people in the street (ooh ooh)
Singin' songs, and carryin' signs (ooh ooh)
Mostly say "Hooray for our side" (ooh ooh) it's time we

  Refrain (hey)

E  A  x 2  w/ solo

Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
Step outta line, the men come, and take you away, with that we

  Refrain (hey)  x 4  w/ conviction décroissante

E  D  A  C D  w/ solo

(fade out)