CAPO: 7th Fret 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 CHORUS: 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 CHORUS: 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 CHORUS: 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 D We'll tear you down OUTRO: C E Am C7 F G C F C G F C (## repeat 6x ##)