Poem For The People chords by Chicago

piano:

Cmadd9  Cm ................
Bbmadd9 Bbm ..............
Cmadd9  Cm ................
Bbmadd9 Bbm ..............

 brass ensemble:

 ^      ^      ^   ^^   ^   ^   ^ ^   ^     ^   ^   ^      ^ ^
Dbm   Absus4   Ab       Bm      Gb    D     C   G   Dbsus4 Ab

band in:

|Fmaj7   Ebmaj7   |Bmaj7       |Emaj7   Gb     |E     G     |

|Cm      Bb       |Ab    Bb    |C           |Dbmaj7     |Emaj7     |G       |

Verse 1:

Am        Ab+5        Am7/G    Gbm7-5
   If the people only knew
              Fmaj7
If they could visualize
     D9
Just open their eyes

Am      Ab+5            Am7/G   Gbm7-5
   Even stop to think a bout
              Fmaj7
If they could open their minds
     D9
They could get beyond

Chorus:
Dm               Db+5             Dm7/C      Bm7-5
   The world's a funny place, you know -ow
Bb                F/A
Most of what goes on
Gm7           F
    Is rarely funny
Gm7
    Rarely funny
   C    Bb/C  C6   Bb/C
At ahh  ahh   ahh  all


|Am9       |Am9       |Am9       |Am9       |

|F#m9   Gm9|F#m9   Gm9|F#m9   Gm9|F#m9      |

|Am9       |Am9       |Am9       |Am9       |

|Ebmaj7    |Ebmaj7    |Ebmaj7    |Ebmaj7    |

|F#m9   Gm9|F#m9   Gm9|F#m9      |F#m9      |

Verse 2:

Am           Ab+5         Am7/G   Gbm7-5
   Could the people under stand
             Fmaj7
In all their whispered screams
    D9
And colorless dreams
Am            Ab+5           Am7/G   Gbm7-5
   Could they finally compre hend
              Fmaj7
If they could suddenly see
    D9
And suddenly feel

  ^    ^ ^  ^       ^     ^ ^  ^ ^      ^    ^ ^  ^ ^ ^
Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7

 ^     ^ ^  ^       ^     ^ ^  ^ ^      ^    ^ ^  ^ ^ ^
Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7

 ^     ^ ^  ^       ^     ^ ^  ^ ^      ^    ^ ^  ^ ^ ^
Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7

 ^     ^ ^  ^       ^     ^ ^  ^ ^      ^    ^ ^  ^ ^ ^
Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7


|F         |    F/Eb  Dm7  F/C  |


Dm               Db+5             Dm7/C      Bm7-5
   The world's a funny place, you know -ow
Bb                F/A
Most of what goes on
Gm7           F
    Is rarely funny
Gm7
    Rarely funny
   C    Bb/C  C6   Bb/C
At ahh  ahh   ahh  all
C     Bb/C  C6    Bb/C
ahh   ahh   ahh   all
C     Bb/C  C6    Bb/C
ooo   ooo   ooo   ooo
C     Bb/C  C6    Bb/C
ooo   ooo   ooo   ooo

|F        |G7        |Bb       |F        |