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]
FG
And he still hears
CF
The noise from the brigade
FG
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]
FG
Ah she still hears
CF
The noise from the brigade
FG
So she's not gonna take her place
C
In the final parade
(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)
FG
And he still hears all the
CF
Noise from the brigade
FG
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]
FG
And he still hears
CF
The noise from the brigade
FG
So he's not gonna take his place
C
In the final parade
(Hey! Hey!)
(Oh-oh)
FG
And he still hears all the
CF
Noise from the brigade
FG
So he's not gonna take his place
FG
No, he's not gonna take his place
FG
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)
GC
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
GC
'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)
GC
'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)
AmC
Revolutionary war
(Oh)
AmFG
Out on the streets and on the dance floor
(Oh)
FC
The night they closed down the old bear
(Oh)
FG
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
GC
'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