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