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Dont Tear It Down

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[Intro]
Em    G  D  Em    G  D
Em    G  D  Em    G  D
Em    G  D  Em    G  D
[Verse]
EmStonemasons 
Are becGoming things of the Dpast 
And the Emmodern age 
Is fGinally taking us oDver at last 
Don't you Emwonder why?    
They're Gtearing all the old Dhouses down 
EmCan't they see? 
That thGey're the best places aDround... yeah
[Chorus] 
  CDon't tear it dCown, D  Em  
there's lCife Din it Emyet  
Don't tear it dCown D  
Em   G  D  Em   G  D
Em   G  D  Em   G  D
{Verse]
Don’t you know that EmHistory,                    
Is wGritten deep in the Dwalls 
But the Emmarch of progress   
Just Gwants to pour concrete oDver us all  
EmCraftsmanship,              
The sGtone was cut by Dhand 
EmBulldozers                  
Are tGaking over the lDand....yeah
[Chorus] 
  CDon't tear it dCown,    D               Em  
there's lCife Din it Emyet  
Don't tear it dCown D  Em  
there's tCime Dfor us Emyet, 
Don't tear it dCown D  
Riff: low guitar and bass unison notes 
C B G F#    C B G E     C B G F# F#    E F# G A B C E
C B G F#    C B G E     C B G F# F#    E E   E E
Em   G  D  Em   G  D
Em   G  D  Em   G  D
Em   G  D  Em   G  D
[Verse]
An Emexpressway, 
Is pGlanning to come through our lDounge 
EmEviction notes, in business coats 
GNever renovate, they just tDear it down 
A Emnation's heritage, 
They wGant to bring down without a Dsound 
EmAnother new town 
On Gtop of the real tDown . . .yeah 
[Chorus]
   CDon't tear it dCown, D  Em  
there's lCife Din it Emyet 
Don't tear it dCown, D  Em  
there's tCime Dfor us Emyet 
Don't tear it dCown, D  Em  
there's Clife Din it Emyet 
Don't tear it   Cdown D  
[Outro Riff] (low guitar and bass unison notes behind the solo)   
C B G F#    C B G E     C B G F# F#    E F# G A B C E
C B G F#    C B G E     C B G F# F#    E F# G A B C E
C B G F#    C B G E     C B G F# F#    E F# G A B C E
C B G F#    C B G E     C B G F# F#    E E   E E

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Dont Tear It Down

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em G D Em G D

[Verse]

Stonemasons

G D

Are becoming things of the past

And the modern age

G D

Is finally taking us over at last

Don't you wonder why?

G D

They're tearing all the old houses down

Can't they see?

G D

That they're the best places around... yeah

[Chorus]

C C D Em

Don't tear it down,

C D Em

there's life in it yet

C D

Don't tear it down

Em G D Em G D

{Verse]

Don’t you know that History,

G D

Is written deep in the walls

But the march of progress

G D

Just wants to pour concrete over us all

Craftsmanship,

G D

The stone was cut by hand

Bulldozers

G D

Are taking over the land....yeah

[Chorus]

C C D Em

Don't tear it down,

C D Em

there's life in it yet

C D Em

Don't tear it down

C D Em

there's time for us yet,

C D

Don't tear it down

Riff: low guitar and bass unison notes

C B G F# C B G E C B G F# F# E F# G A B C E

C B G F# C B G E C B G F# F# E E E E

Em G D Em G D

[Verse]

An expressway,

G D

Is planning to come through our lounge

Eviction notes, in business coats

G D

Never renovate, they just tear it down

A nation's heritage,

G D

They want to bring down without a sound

Another new town

G D

On top of the real town . . .yeah

[Chorus]

C C D Em

Don't tear it down,

C D Em

there's life in it yet

C D Em

Don't tear it down,

C D Em

there's time for us yet

C D Em

Don't tear it down,

C D Em

there's life in it yet

C D

Don't tear it down

[Outro Riff] (low guitar and bass unison notes behind the solo)

C B G F# C B G E C B G F# F# E F# G A B C E

C B G F# C B G E C B G F# F# E E E E

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