The acoustic guitar plays this riff:
E|-2---2---2-0---0---0-0-0-0-3---0---0-2---2-2-2-2-3-2-0-|
B|-3---3---3-1---1---1-1-1-1-0---0---0-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-2---2---2-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0---0---0-2---2---2-2-2-2-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------3---3---3-3-3-3-2---2---2-------------------|
E|---------------------------3---3---3-------------------|DCGG6D
The E5 in the pre-chorus is this:
e|-0-|
B|-0-|
G|-4-|
D|-2-|
A|-2-|
E|-0-|
[Intro]
DDCGD
[Verse]
DCGD
Just me and a street light, watch the world go rushing by
DCGD
Cars are racing, people walking, I swim against the tide
DCGD
I never felt so alive before, I never felt so all alone
DCGD
This town could be a prison but this town is my home
[Refrain]
DCGG6D
[Verse]
DCGD
In this sea of sameness, I don’t feel like the rest
DCGD
Even if I wanna fit in I know I’d fail the test
DCGD
But my friends will stick with me tomorrow and today
DCGD
Through the bad times and the good, through the blue skies and the gray
[Pre-Chorus]
GAGA
We might complain, here's where the story will remain
GADAG
These streets are energy, the night can set you free
GADAGDAG
When I’m in this place, I’m whoever I wanna be
E5
This is our town
[Chorus]
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
We're gonna knock this town again
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
'Til the bitter end
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
'Til we come around again
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CGDCGG6D
Knock this town, we'll knock this town again
[Refrain]
DCGG6D
[Verse]
DCGD
Can’t go to the fancy places, they’ll point us to the door
DCGD
Can’t afford the high life, we’re too close to fucking poor
DCGD
But there are places I know where no one ever goes
DCGD
In this city, in this life I walk a different road
[Pre-Chorus]
GAGA
Standin’ beneath the light, we’ll own the streets tonight
GADAG
Drinkin’ in the sounds and sights, knowing that I’m home
DADAGDAG
Breathin’ in the glow, it’s the only world I know
E5
This is our town
[Chorus]
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
We're gonna knock this town again
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
'Til the bitter end
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
'Til we come around again
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CGD
Knock this town, we'll knock this town again
[Bridge]
AGADAGADA
[Refrain]
DCGG6D
[Verse]
DCGD
I don’t know what I’m thinkin’ now, it’s a different kind of blue
DCGD
Everyone is out tonight but I wish I was with you
DCGD
I’ll stay a little longer, listen to the world go by
DCGD
I love the woods and fields, it’s the soundtrack of my life
[Pre-Chorus]
GAGA
It’s got some flaws, then again, so do we all
GADAG
We might complain, but here’s where I remain
GADAGDAG
Giving its strength to me, I never felt so free
E5
This is our town
[Chorus]
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
We're gonna knock this town again
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
'Til the bitter end
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
'Til we come around again
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
'Til we come around again
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
We're gonna knock this town again
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
'Til the bitter end
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
'Til we come around again
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
We're gonna knock this town again
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
We're gonna knock this town again
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
'Til the bitter end
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
'Til we come around again
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town
CG
'Til we come around again
D
We're gonna knock, knock, knock
G
Knock this town