For What It's Worth

Buffalo Springfield

Folk · Pop

Ukulele chords and lyrics

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*natural harmonics to begin but later...
**pick surrounding notes. 2 down, 3 up.

2x E A
A |------------|12----------|
E |12----------|------------|

VERSE 1 (add harmonics)
[E]There's somethin' happenin' [|][A]here. 
What it [|][E]is ain't exactly [|][A]clear.
There's a [|][E]man with a gun over [|][A]there.
A-tellin' [|][E]me I've got to [|][A]beware.

CHORUS (strum)
I think it's time we [|]
[E]stop. Children, [D]what's that sound? [|]
[A]Everybody look what's [C]goin' down. [|][E][|][A][|][E][|][A][|]

VERSE 2 (add harmonics)
[E]There's battle lines bein' [|][A]drawn. 
Nobody's [|][E]right if everybody's [|][A]wrong. [|]
[E]Young people speakin' their [|][A]minds. 
A-gettin' [|][E]so much resistance [|][A]from behind.

CHORUS (strum)
I think it's time we [|]
[E]stop. Children, [D]what's that sound? [|]
[A]Everybody look what's [C]goin' down. [|][E][|][A][|][E][|][A][|]

VERSE 3 (add harmonics)
[E]What a field day for the [|][A]heat. [G] [|]
[E]A thousand people in the [|][A]street [G]singin' [|]
[E]songs and a carryin' [|][A]signs. [G]Mostly [|]
[E]sayin' hooray for our [|][A]side. [G]

CHORUS (strum)
I think it's time we [|]
[E]stop. Children, [D]what's that sound? [|]
[A]Everybody look what's [C]goin' down. [|][E][|][A][|][E][|][A][|]

VERSE 4 (add harmonics)
[E]Paranoia strikes [|][A]deep. [|]
[E]Into your life it will [|][A]creep. [|]
[E]It starts when you're always [|][A]afraid. 
Step out of [|][E]line, the men come and [|]
[A]take you away. You better [|]

(3x)
[E]stop.Hey, [D]what's that sound? [|][A]Everybody look
what's [C]goin'..[|]

OUTRO
[E]stop. [D][|][A][C][|][E][|][A][|][E][FADE]