For What it’s Worth
Stephen Stills, 1966· Songs Well-Known in America · p.105
Intro: E A E A
E A E A
There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear.
E A E A
There's a man with a gun over there, A-tellin' me I've got to beware.
Chorus:
E D
I think it's time we stop. Children, what's that sound?
A C
Everybody look what's goin' down.
E A E A
E A E A
There's battle lines being drawn. Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.
E A
Young people speaking their minds
E A
A-gettin' so much resistance from behind. (Chorus)
E A G E A G
What a field day for the heat. A thousand people in the street
E A G
Singin' songs and a-carrying signs,
E A G
mostly saying hooray for our side. (Chorus)
E A E A
Paranoia strikes deep. Into your life it will creep.
E A
It starts when you're always afraid.
E A
Step out of line, the men come and take you away. (Chorus)