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stop children What's that sound Everybody look what's goin' down
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stop Hey what'sthat sound everybody look what's goin' down
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What a fielddayfor the heat A thousand people in the street Singin'
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stop hey what's that sound everybody lod<v.tlii's!Pn' down

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FORWHAT
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ANDMUSIC
ButtaloSpringtield
BYStephen Stills TRANSC
RIBEDBYAndy Aledort

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[ill 1st-4th Verses

(O 10) 1.There's
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(0:44) 2.There's
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(1:18) 3.What a field day...
(1:52)4. Paranoia
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