Verse 1 F Dm Turn the knobs, tune the guitar F Dm Drink light beer, the same in every bar F Dm Wind the cable, and adjust the mic F Dm Raise the stand to the perfect height F Dm Carefully craft lyrics, articulate your rage F Dm Jumping up and down on the plywood stage Chorus Dm F I can hear you now, hear you now, and it's so loud Dm F I can hear your voice, hear your voice, in the loud noise Dm F There is something there, something there, but they don't care Dm F I can hear you now, hear you now, and it's so loud Dm F Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Verse 2 F Dm The crowd heads for the door, it's the damndest thing F Dm The only thing in their ears is a high pitched ring F Dm There's a surplus of words on the tv screen F Dm Telling me what to rage at, telling me what to scream F Dm Seems a little futile, but now I know F Dm At least the clash of sounds has words you wrote Chorus Dm F I can hear you now, hear you now, and it's so loud Dm F I can hear your voice, hear your voice, in the loud noise Dm F There is something there, something there, but they don't care Dm F I can hear you now, hear you now, and it's so loud Dm F Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Verse 3 F Dm Carefully stack the amps, collapse the mic stand F Dm Pack it all up neatly in the beat up van F Dm Walking the fine line every town you go F Dm Singing what they want to hear, and the truth you know Chorus Dm F I can hear you now, hear you now, and it's so loud Dm F I can hear your voice, hear your voice, in the loud noise Dm F There is something there, something there, but they don't care Dm F I can hear you now, hear you now, and it's so loud Dm F Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh