[intro]
C
[verse]
C
If you wanna start a riot
C
If you wanna start a war
C Am
You better shout the top of your voice
F C
It's your choice to be the knock upon the door
C
If you wanna make some trouble
C
You better squeeze between the bars
C Am F
And pray the fight is still inside us despite us
C
Forgetting who we really are
[pre-chorus]
F Am
You know we heard this all before lets turn this hum into a roar
G
If they ask us what we're fighting for
Am Em Am
We'll tell them we're the lords of lockdown
Em Am
Yeah tell em we're the lords of lockdown
[Chorus]
Am Em
If you wanna win the battle
F C
You gotta deal with all the pain
Am Em
And if you wanna feel the sunshine
F C
You gotta stand in the rain
Am Em
It may be hot across the ocean
F C
But baby there's no other way
Am Em
'Cos if you wanna feel the sunshine
F C
You gotta stand in the rain
[Verse]
C
'Cos Nobody will be waiting
C
So let's just cut to the chase
Am F
And while they sit there just debating hating
C
l'll keep a smile on my face
[Pre-chorus]
F
You know that people like to talk
Am
Same as they always have before
G
If they ask us what we're fighting for
Am Em Am
And we'll tell ‘em we're the lords of lockdown
Em Am
Yeah tell ‘em we're the lords of lockdown
[chorus]
Am Em
If you wanna win the battle (oh oh oh)
F C
You gotta deal with all the pain
Am Em
And if you wanna feel the sunshine (oh oh oh)
F C
You gotta stand in the rain
Am Em
It may be hot across the ocean (oh oh oh)
F C
But baby there's no other way
Am Em
Cos if you wanna feel the sunshine (oh oh oh)
F C
You gotta stand in the rain
[instrumental]
C
Alright! NA NA NA NA NA NA
[chorus]
Am Em
If you wanna win the battle
F C
You gotta deal with all the pain
Am Em
And if you wanna feel the sunshine
F C
You gotta stand in the rain
Am Em
It may be hot across the ocean (oh oh oh)
F C
But baby there's no other way
Am Em
Cos if you wanna feel the sunshine (oh oh oh)
F C
You gotta stand in the rain
[outro]
C Am Em
We've found the power to be foolish
F C
We've found a way to overcome
Am Em
And if you want to feel the sunshine
F C
Then you can't wait for anyone
