Turn It Up — Hootie & The Blowfish
Chords and lyrics for Turn It Up by Hootie & The Blowfish (key of C).
Intro
[C] [C] [Dm] [G]
[C] [C] [Dm] [G]
Verse
[C]Once there was a [C]thankless [Dm]leader
[G] [C] [C]Blinded by a [Dm]golden [G]ring
[C] [C]Now there's no more [Dm]peaceful [G]gatherings [C] [C] [Dm] [G]
[C] [C]Take me 'cross the [Dm]aisle now [G]baby
[C] [C]Let me see how [Dm]y'all get [G]down
[C] [C]Take a hopeful [Dm]sound and make it [G]loud
Chorus
[C] [C] [Dm]I said, "Turn it [G]up" [C] [C]
[Dm]When I've had [G]enough
[Dm]I wanna feel the [G]love [C] [C] [Dm]
[G]Turn it up (Turn it up, up) [C] [C] [Dm] [G]
Verse
[C] [C]Once there was a [Dm]paradise [G]
[C] [C]Where a boy saw [Dm]suffering [G]
[C] [C]He raised his voice up [Dm]loud and began to [G]sing [C] [C]
[Dm] [G] [C] [C]Ooooh, all the people gathered [Dm]'round [G]him
[C] [C]He cried out a [Dm]freedom [G]song
[C] [C]Everyone began to [Dm]sing [G]along [C]
Chorus
[C] [Dm]Oh, he said, "Turn it [G]up" [C] [C]
[Dm]'Cause I've had [G]enough
[Dm]I wanna feel the [G]love, yeaaah [C] [C] [Dm]
[G]Ah, turn it up (Turn it up, up) [C] [C] [Dm] [G]
Break
[D#maj7]They said, "Be quiet, little [D#]girl"
[A#]But you amplified the [D#maj7]sound
Of a million broken hearts from all [G]around [C] [C] [Dm] [G]
Verse
[C] [C]You can hear the [Dm]children [G]crying
[C] [C]It's not safe to go [Dm]outside [G]
[C] [C]We're free but we gotta keep our kids [Dm]alive [G]
[C] [C]Oh, y'all, we can't let 'em [Dm]down [G]
Chorus
[C] [C]Turn it [Dm]up
[Dm]'Cause I've had [G]enough (Oh, [C]yeah) [C] [Dm]
[G]I wanna feel the [C]love [C]
[Dm]Ah, come on, turn it [G]up [C]
[C]Turn it up, [Dm]oh [G]
'Cause I've had [C]enough (turn it [C]up, oh)
[Dm]I wanna feel the [G]love [C]
[C] [Dm]Ahhhhh, yeah, turn it [G]up [C]
[C] [Dm]Ah, turn it up, turn it [G]up
Outro
[D#maj7] [A#] [C]