E              /      /       A
Don't you feel it growing day by day?
E      /                  C#m   /
People getting ready for the news
         B    /        A    /     
Some are happy, some are sad
A            /             E   /  / A (this is an extra measure)   
Whoa, we gotta let the music play    Mm-hm

What the people need is a way to make 'em smile
It ain't so hard to do if you know how
Gotta get a message, get it on through
Oh, now, mama's goin' to after a while

C#m                          A
Whoa-oh-whoa, listen to the music
C#m                         A
Whoa-oh-whoa, listen to the music
C#m                         A
Whoa-oh-whoa, listen to the music
      F#7       | A E A E A E A E
All the time

Well, I know you know better, Everything I say
Meet me in the country for a day
We'll be happy and we'll dance
Oh, we're gonna dance our blues away

And if I'm feeling good to you And you're feeling good to me
There ain't nothing we can't do or say
Feeling good, feeling fine
Oh, baby, let the music play

Chorus

E                    D                        A             E
Like a lazy flowing river        Surrounding castles in the sky
E                        D       A                               A
And the crowd is growing bigger, Listenin' for the happy sounds And I got to let them fly

Chorus x 3