[Intro - Riff 01] 

Em  G  D  Em  G  D
Em  G  D  Em  G  D
Em  G  D  Em  G  D

[Primera Parte]

Em
Stonemasons
       G                   D
Are becoming things of the past
        Em
And the modern age
    G                 D
Is finally taking us over at last
          Em
Don't you wonder why?
        G                   D
They're tearing all the old houses down
Em
Can't they see?
       G                      D
That they're the best places around... yeah

[Estribillo]

C                C   D   Em
  Don't tear it down
         C   D     Em
There's life in it yet
               C   D
Don't tear it down

( Em  G  D  Em  G  D )
( Em  G  D  Em  G  D )

[Segunda Parte]

                    Em
Don’t you know that History
    G                  D
Is written deep in the walls
        Em
But the march of progress
     G                       D
Just wants to pour concrete over us all
Em
Craftsmanship
     G               D
The stone was cut by hand
Em
Bulldozers
     G               D
Are taking over the land....yeah

[Estribillo]

C                C   D  Em
  Don't tear it down
         C   D     Em
There's life in it yet
               C   D  Em
Don't tear it down
         C   D      Em
There's time for us yet
               C   D
Don't tear it down

[Riff 02]

C  B  G  F#  C
B  G  E  C  B 
G  F#  F#  E  F# 
G  A  B  C  E

C  B  G  F#  C 
B  G  E  C  B  
G  F#  F#  E  E  
E  E

[Riff 01]

Em  G  D  Em  G  D
Em  G  D  Em  G  D
Em  G  D  Em  G  D

[Tercera Parte]

   Em
An expressway
    G                            D
Is planning to come through our lounge
Em
Eviction notes, in business coats
G                          D
Never renovate, they just tear it down
  Em
A nation's heritage
      G                           D
They want to bring down without a sound
Em
Another new town
   G                D
On top of the real town . . .yeah

[Estribillo]

C                 C   D  Em
   Don't tear it down
         C   D     Em
There's life in it yet
               C   D  Em
Don't tear it down
         C   D      Em
There's time for us yet
               C   D  Em
Don't tear it down
        C    D     Em
There's life in it yet
              C      D
Don't tear it   down

[Final Riff]

C  B  G  F#  
C  B  G  E  
C  B  G  F#  
F#  E  F#  G  
A  B  C  E

C  B  G  F#  
C  B  G  E  
C  B  G  F#  
F#  E  F#  G  
A  B  C  E

C  B  G  F#  
C  B  G  E  
C  B  G  F#  
F#  E  F#  G  
A  B  C  E

C  B  G  F#  
C  B  G  E  
C  B  G  F#  
F#  E  E  E  E