Main groove:
Fm   Bbm7 Cm7
You've gotta shout if you've got something to say

I know it's getting bad, you read it every day

And you, you can try your best ot fight it

But you can't make it on your own
F Db                      Eb/Db
Someone better tell the people up there
  Fm/Db
I think they ought to know, 
      Ab/Eb         Eb     Db
the bubble's just about to burst
                 Eb/Db
Tell them they'd better beware
Fm/Db              Eb/Db    Fm/Db
The word is on the street,
Ab/Eb          Eb 
get up on your feet, and shout out

The kids out there don't know how to react

The streets are getting tough 

and that's a matter of fact

and I, I can't take it any longer

But we can't make it on our own

The people there find it hard to relate

They don't know how it feels 

to be standing there on your own

Believe me, it's never too late

It's time to make a move, get up on your feet and shout
 

Fm         Cm7
Stop, look down,
Bbm7                         Ab       Eb/G 
everybody, do you see what's going on around you,
      Bbm7          Cm7        Fm
Shout out, shout it out, shout loud

Shout out, shout it out, shout loud
          Bbm7sus4
There are people who give 
              Ab/Eb
and there are people who take
Eb/G               Fm7
But I believe it's gonna get better
Ab                 Eb/G
Realize what a difference you make
                Fm7
And don't turn away,
Eb      Eb 
Hey! I'm talking to you!

So there's only the one solution
Stop and think what's going on
You can draw your own conclusions
But we won't make it on our own

Someone better tell the people up there
I think they ought to know
The bubble's just about to burst
Tell them they'd better beware
The word is on the street
Get up on your feet and shout

Stop, look down, everybody
Do you see what's going on
Around you, stop...