(intro) F C Gm C  F C Gm A# C F F C

D9             D9/G        D9/C            D9
They took the beat away, replaced it with machines
D9             D9/G        D9/C            D9
They took the words away, and threw 'em on a screen
D9             D9/G        D9/C            D9
They turned the switches on, and handed us the phones
D9             D9/G        D9/C            D9
They blasted out our ears with endless monotrones

              D             D#
Can you feel it, can you feel it
       F              D
From a million miles away
             D               D#
Can you hear it, can you hear it
         F               A#  C
Gettin' louder every day

F                C
Give the music back
Gm                 C
Give the music back
F                C                   Gm  A# C
Give the music back, before it's gone
Gm                C
Give the music back
F                C
Give the music back
F                C                   Gm  A# C
Put the music back into the song

D9             D9/G        D9/C            D9
They drove the blues away, and banished Rock 'n Roll
D9             D9/G        D9/C            D9
They cut away the heart, and sacrified the soul
D9             D9/G        D9/C            D9
They closed the disco's down, and shut off MTV
D9             D9/G        D9/C            D9
They locked the music up, and threw away the key

              D             D#
Can you feel it, can you feel it
       F              D
From a million miles away
             D               D#
Can you hear it, can you hear it
         F               A#  C
Gettin' louder every day

F                C
Give the music back
Gm                 C
Give the music back
F                C                   Gm  A# C
Give the music back, before it's gone
Gm                C
Give the music back
F                C
Give the music back
F                C                   Gm  A# C
Put the music back into the song

D9             D9/G        D9/C            D9
And now a silence fills the room where once we sang
D9             D9/G        D9/C            D9
And all it's quiet where the chimes of freedom rang
D9             D9/G        D9/C            D9
Somewhere a pirateship is crashing through the waves
D9             D9/G        D9/C            D9
Sending a signal out, a battle to the grave

(2x)

F                C
Give the music back
Gm                 C
Give the music back
F                C                   Gm  A# C
Give the music back, before it's gone
Gm                C
Give the music back
F                C
Give the music back
F                C                   Gm  A# C
Put the music back into the song