C
He let the merry go round

Way more than you ever should
G
He was there when they tore it all down

When nobody thought that they would
C
He let the musical cheers

Fade away and disappear
G
They went on for so many years

We were much happier there
(Hey!)


[Chorus 1]
F            G
And he still hears
C                  F
The noise from the brigade
F                             G
So he's not going to take his place

In the final parade
(Hey! Hеy! Hey! Go!)


[Verse 2: Aimee Interrupter]
C
She thanked еach lady and gent

For all the time that they spent
G
She watched as each one of them went

That's when they tore down the tent
C
She wasn't sorry or sad

Stoic, heroic, or brave
G
But there was one question she had

What could she salvage or save?


[Chorus 1: Barrett & Interrupter]
F            G
Ah she still hears
C                  F
The noise from the brigade
F                           G
So she's not gonna take her place
             C
In the final parade
(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)
F             G
And he still hears all the
C              F
Noise from the brigade
F                           G
So you're not gonna see his face
             C
In the final parade
(Go!)
(Hep hep)
(Woo!)


[Verse 3: Barrett, Interrupter, Barrett & Interrupter]
C
He let it slow to a stop

Then let it grind to a halt
G
He felt that the bottom would drop

To be fair to him, that's not his fault, woo!
C
Let's let the merry go round

Let's hear the musical cheers
G
Let's get it back up off the ground

Even if no one still cares


[Pre-Chorus: Barrett & Interrupter]
F            G
And he still hears
C                  F
The noise from the brigade
F                          G
So he's not gonna take his place
             C
In the final parade
(Hey! Hey!)
(Oh-oh)
F            G
And he still hears all the
C              F
Noise from the brigade
F                          G
So he's not gonna take his place
F                           G
No, he's not gonna take his place
F                            G
And you're not gonna see his face
             C
In the final parade
(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Heey!)


[Verse 4: Tim Armstrong]
C
We can't afford to be ignored
G
Next stop is freedom street
(Brig-it, brig-it, hig-it)

Hit the town, burn it to the ground
       C
To the rocksteady beat
(Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up!)

The church was hoping that the midnight mass
    G
Was packed from the front to the back
(Hig-it, hig-it)
G                       C
West Coast USA, we know where it's at
(Hey!)


[Chorus 2]
(Ooh)
F
We'd play around
C
With our punk rock reggae sound
G                                      C
'Cause sometimes dancing is all you've got
(Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!)
F
We were crankin'
C
We were skankin'
G
We were crankin', we were skankin'
(Ooh, ooh)   C
All over the world


[Verse 5: Barrett, Armstrong]
C
He was billy-clubbed the night that we were dubbed
             G
The lords of Central Square
(Yeah-uh!)
(Central Square)
G
He just snapped and then the cuffs were slapped
                     C
That's how it's done down there
(Done down there)
(Right?)
C
We can't confirm and can't deny
G
What happened after that
(Hell naw)
(After that)
G
But before you check your watch check out the
C
Thermostat

(Ooh)
F
We'd play around
(We'd play around)
C
With our punk rock reggae sound
(Punk rock reggae)
G                                      C
'Cause sometimes dancing is all you've got
(Ooh)
(It's all I got it's all I got in the world)
(C'mon! C'mon! C'mon! Yeah!)
F
We were crankin'
(We were crankin'!)
C
We were skankin'
(And we were skankin')
G
We were crankin', we were skankin'
(Ooh, ooh)
C
All over the world
(All over the world!)
F
We were crankin'
C
We were skankin'
G
We were crankin', we were skankin'
             C
All over the world


[Bridge: Angelo Moore]
(Oh)
Am            C
Revolutionary war
(Oh)
Am         F                  G
Out on the streets and on the dance floor
(Oh)
F                              C
The night they closed down the old bear
(Oh)
F                           G
The Middle East is close to there
(C'mon!)
(Yeah!)
(Pick it up! Pick it up!)
(Crank!)


[Verse 6]
C
We can't afford to be ignored
             G
Next stop is freedom street
C
Hit the town and burn it to the ground
       G
To the rocksteady beat
C
The church was hoping that the midnight mass
G
Was packed from the front to the back
G
And the East Coast USA was waving a
C
Union Jack
(Hey Dicky, for old time's sake, here we go)
(C'mon!)


[Chorus 2]
F
We'd play around
C
With our punk rock reggae sound
G                                      C
'Cause sometimes dancing is all you've got
F
We were crankin'
(We were crankin'!)
C
We were skankin'
(We were skankin'!)
G
We were crankin', we were skankin'
             C
All over the world