For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield

Stevie Nicks

Key of A · Chords: I IV V VII

Intro

E A E A

Verse 1

E                   A
Something happening here
            E                A
But what it is ain't exactly clear
          E                   A
There's a man with a gun over there
        E           A
Telling me I got to beware

Chorus

             E
It's time we stop
          D
Children, what's that sound?
A                           E   A E A
Everybody look what's going down

Verse 2

E                          A
There's battle lines being drawn
         E                    A
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
E                           A
Young people speaking their minds
            E                  A
Are gettin' so much resistance from behind

Chorus

             E
It's time we stop
     D
Hey, what's that sound?
A                           E   A E A
Everybody look what's going down

Verse 3

E                        A   G
What a field day for the heat
  E                      A
A thousand people in the street
G       E                    A    G
Singing songs and a-carryin' signs
       E                    A
Mostly say, "Hooray for our side"

Chorus

             E
It's time we stopped
     D
Hey, what's that sound?
A                           E
Everybody look what's going down

Guitar Solo

E A G E A E
A E A E A

Verse 4

E                A
Paranoia strikes deep
E                       A
Into your life, it will creep
   E                         A
It starts when you're always afraid
            E                      A
Step out of line, the man come and take you away

Chorus

          E
We better stop
     D
Hey, what's that sound?
A
Everybody look what's going down
E
Stop
     D
Hey, what's that sound?
A
Everybody look what's going down
E
Stop
     D
Now, what's that sound?
A
Everybody look what's going down
E
Stop
A                               E A E
Everybody look what's going down
E   A
Stop
          E
We better stop
                 A
Hey, what's that sound?
                            E   A
Everybody look what's going down
             E A
What's going down
           E   A
It's going down
              E   D A
So you better stop
           E    D A
You better watch
           E     A
You better listen
           E   A
You better stop
E         D A
Children, children
            E
What's that sound?
A
What's that sound?
            E
What's that sound?
            A     E A
What's that sound?
                      E
Everybody look what's going down

Interlude

A E A

Verse 4

E                   A
Something happening here
            E                A
But what it is ain't exactly clear
          E                   A
There's a man with a gun over there
        E           A
Telling me I got to beware

Out-Chorus

                  E
I think it's time we stop
A              E              A
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
E     A
Listen
N.C.
Stop