Intro: C F-C-G-C F-C-G-C F-C-G-
verse 1:
C E Am C7
Councillors, magistrates, men of renown
F G C F
Who needs to live in a dirty old town
G F C
Yes___, go on, tear it down
verse 2:
E Am C7
Who need the trees and the flowers to grow
F G C F
We can have a motorway with motorway dough
G F C
I know, I know, I know, they've got to go
G F
Tear them down, mess them 'round
C F
Make a mockery of all of the ground
G F
And if you ever have a sleepless night
C F C F G
Just count out your money, it'll be alright
verse 3:
C E Am C7
Politicians, planners, go look what you done
F G C F
Your madness is making a machine of everyone
G F C
But one day the machine might turn on
G F
We'll tear you down, mess you 'round
C F
And bury you deep under the ground
G F
And we'll dance on your graves 'til the flowers return
C F C F
And the trees tell us secrets that took ages to learn
G F
And we'll tear you down, mess you 'round
C F
Bury you deep under the ground
G F
And we'll dance on your graves 'til the flowers return
C F C F
And the trees tell us secrets that took ages to learn
G F G D
We'll tear you down
OUTRO: C E Am C7 F G C F C G F C (## repeat 6x ##)