G   C   G   C

[Verse 1]
G                           C
      Somethin's happenin' here.
        G                C
What it is ain't exactly clear.
          G                   C
There's a man with a gun over there
        G                  C
Tellin' me I've got to beware.

[Chorus]
            G          F
It's better stop, hey, what's that sound?
C                     D
Everybody look what's goin' down.
G          F
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
C                     D
Everybody look what's goin' down.

G   C   G   C

[Verse 2]
G                          C
There's battle lines bein' drawn.
         G                    C
Nobody's right if everyone's wrong.
      G                     C
Young people speakin' their minds
        G                  C
Gettin' so much resistance from behind.

[Chorus]
              G         F
It's time to stop, hey, what's that sound?
C                     D
Everybody look what's goin' down.
G          F
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
C                     D
Everybody look what's goin' down.

G   C   G   C

[Verse 3]
       G                C
What a field day for the heat.
           G             C
A thousand people in the street
        G                  C
Singin' songs and carryin' signs
       G                     C
Mostly sayin' hooray for our side.

[Chorus]
              G          F
It's time to stop, hey, what's that sound?
C                     D
Everybody look what's goin' down.
G          F
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
C                     D
Everybody look what's goin' down.

G   C   G   C

[Verse 4]
G                     C
     Paranoia strikes deep.
         G             C
Into your life it will creep.
    G                         C
It starts when you're always afraid.
             G                      C
Step out the line, they'll take you away.

[Chorus]
            G          F
It's better stop, hey, what's that sound?
C                     D
Everybody look what's goin' down.
G          F
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
C                     D
Everybody look what's goin' down.
G          F
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
C                     D
Everybody look what's goin' down.
G          F
Stop, hey, what's that sound?
C                     D
Everybody look what's goin' down. (fade)