People Need A Melody chords by The Head And The Heart

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C majorC Fmaj7Fmaj7

Verse 1:
C majorC
 Pick yourself up, kid
         Fmaj7Fmaj7
I can't bear the weight

Pick your mood up, friend
         C majorC
We don't have the time

When you find someone
        Fmaj7Fmaj7
You don't run away

Pick yourself up, kid

Verse 2:
C majorC
 All those wicks in your head
            Fmaj7Fmaj7
Is that all this really was?

Just a role you played
         C majorC
You could hide behind

Is it what you want
         Fmaj7Fmaj7
To bury yourself away

Before your time goes?

Pre-Chorus:
        A minorAm  C majorC  G+G    Fmaj7Fmaj7
I don't want a love that holds us back
        A minorAm  C majorC  G+G    Fmaj7Fmaj7
I don't want a life that I can't have

Chorus:
    C majorC
'Cause people need a melody to open their eyes
                  Fmaj7Fmaj7
Like a key to a memory frozen in time
C majorC
Holding onto everything, you're stuck in the past
                     Fmaj7Fmaj7
Boy, when you gonna learn the world moves fast?

Verse 3:
C majorC
 So pick yourself up, kid
         Fmaj7Fmaj7
I can't bear the weight

Let the light back in
              C majorC
'Cause you've been walkin' blind

Now it's all on you
         Fmaj7Fmaj7
Don't you let it fade

Before your time goes

Pre-Chorus:
        A minorAm  C majorC  G+G    Fmaj7Fmaj7
I don't want a love that holds us back
        A minorAm  C majorC  G+G    Fmaj7Fmaj7
I don't want a life that I can't have

Chorus:
    C majorC
'Cause people need a melody to open their eyes
                  Fmaj7Fmaj7
Like a key to a memory frozen in time
C majorC
Holding onto everything, you're stuck in the past
                     Fmaj7Fmaj7
Boy, when you gonna learn the world moves fast?

The world moves

Bridge:
A minorAm
 It's been a little while since we've
C majorC
 Been together, it's
Fmaj7Fmaj7
 Been a long time since we were
DmDm
 Young and wild, remember?
A minorAm      C majorC
 We were friends, remember?
Fmaj7Fmaj7     C majorC
 And we were lovers, it's
Fmaj7Fmaj7   C majorC
 Not too late, it was
Fmaj7Fmaj7   DmDm
 Never too late

Instrumental:
A minorAm  G+G  Fmaj7Fmaj7  A minorAm G+G

Chorus:
C majorC
People need a melody to open their eyes
            Fmaj7Fmaj7
To a memory frozen in time
C majorC
Holding onto everything, you're stuck in the past
                     Fmaj7Fmaj7
Boy, when you gonna learn the world moves fast?
C majorC
People need a melody to open their eyes
             Fmaj7Fmaj7
To a memory frozen in time

Pre-Chorus:
        A minorAm  C majorC  G+G    Fmaj7Fmaj7
I don't want a love that holds us back
        A minorAm  C majorC  C majorC    Fmaj7Fmaj7
I don't want a life that I can't have
        A minorAm  C majorC  G+G    Fmaj7Fmaj7
I don't want a love that holds us back

Outro:
A minorAm C majorC G+G  Fmaj7Fmaj7