Tom: A
Intro (0:00)
A    F#m  E  A    F#m  E
It's alright It's alright
A F#m A F#m A F#m E
Intro 2 (0:41)
C#m C#m D D E  C#m C#m D D E 
C#m C#m D D E  C#m C#m D D E
C#m C#m D D E    C#m C#m D D E 
Alright          Alright
C#m C#m D D E    C#m C#m D D E 
Alright          Alright
C#m C#m D D E    C#m C#m D D E 
Alright          Alright
C#m C#m D D E    C#m C#m D D E 
Alright          Alright
Verse (1:04)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
Dictation being forced in Afghanistan
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
Revolution in South Africa taking a stand
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
People in Eurasia on the brink of oppression
Chorus (1:18)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
I hope it's going to be alright
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
Cause the music plays forever
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
I hope it's going to be alright
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
Post Chorus (1:36)
C#m C#m D D E    C#m C#m D D E 
Alright          Alright
C#m C#m D D E    C#m C#m D D E 
Alright          Alright
Verse (1:45)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
Generations will come and go (will come and go)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
But there's one thing for sure
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
Music is our life's foundation
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
And shall succeed all the nations to come
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
                          Yeah 
Chorus (2:08)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
I hope it's gonna be alright
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
'Cause the music plays forever (On and on and on and on and on)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
I hope it's gonna be alright (On and on and on and on, forever)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E         C#m  C#m  D  D  E
Cause the music plays forever (Alright Alright)
A                       F#m
Because the music plays forever ('Cause it goes on and on and on and on and on)
Bridge (2:41)
A                         F#m 
The year three thousand may still come to pass
E
But the music shall last
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E 
I can hear it on a timeless wavelength
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E 
Never dissipating but giving us strength
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E 
Chorus (3:02)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E   
I hope it's gonna be alright
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
(Alright Alright Alright)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
(Alright Alright Alright)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
(Alright Alright Alright)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
(Alright Alright Alright)
Solo (3:28)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
Bass riff (3:53)
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9-11-12-12-14--|
E|---------------------------------|
4:05
I hope it's gonna be alright
C#m  C#m  D  D  E 
E|---------------------|----------------|-------------------|--12-12-12-12-12\--|
B|--------14-14--------|--12-----12-14--|--14---------------|-------------------|
G|-----14-------14-----|------12--------|-----14--14--------|-------------------|
D|--14-------------14--|----------------|------------14-----|-------------------|
A|---------------------|----------------|---------------14--|-------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Solo with bass riff (4:25)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
Chords progression (5:12)
D   E   F#m    G#m A B 
D   E   F#m    G#m A B 
D   E   F#m    G#m A B 
D   E   F#m    G#m A B 
D   E   F#m    G#m A B 
D   E   F#m    G#m A B 
D   E   F#m    G#m A B 
D   E   F#m    G#m A B 
Chorus (with bass riff)(6:18)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
(Alright Alright Alright)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
Keyboard part (6:40)
E|--12-----12---------------|------|--12--|
B|------15-----------12-----|------|------|
G|------------14--14--------|--14--|------|
D|----------------------14--|------|------|
A|--------------------------|------|------|
E|--------------------------|------|------|
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E  
(On and on and on and on and on)
7:01
E|--12------------|--12-----------|
B|-----15-----12--|-----15----12--|
G|--------14------|--------14-----|
D|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|
E|----------------|---------------|
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E
(Alright Alright Alright)
E|--12------------|--12-----------|
B|-----15-----12--|-----15----12--|
G|--------14------|--------14-----|
D|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|
E|----------------|---------------|
Chorus (7:13)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E
Chorus with bass riff (7:23)
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E 
Let your body move tonight
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E 
cause it's gonna be alright
A    F#m  E  A    F#m  E
It's alright It's alright
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E 
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E 
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E 
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E 
C#m  C#m  D  D  E  C#m  C#m  D  D  E 
'Cause the music plays forever
Bridge (8:17)
D E F#m G#m A B 
I can hear it on a timeless wavelength
D E F#m G#m A B 
Never dissipating but giving us strength
D E F#m G#m A B 
I hope it's gonna be alright
D E F#m G#m A B 
And the music plays forever