Cult Of Personality chords by Living Colour

Chords with lyrics

Album: Vivid
Words & Music: William Calhoun, Corey Glover,
Muzz Skillings & Vernon Reid
Key: G+G Dorian, 1 flat, Bb majorBb


Intro:
(Malcom X, Spoken) "And during the few moments we have left...
We want to talk right down to earth in a language that
everybody here can easily understand."

 G5G5
e|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|----3--------2-----3--------2-|----3--------2-----3--------2--2-|
A augmentedA|-------5--------------5-------|-------5--------------5----------|
E MajorE|-3--------3-----3--------3----|-3--------3-----3--------3-------|
 G5G5
e|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|----3--------2-----3--------2-|----3--------2-----3--------2--2-|
A augmentedA|-------5--------------5-------|-------5--------------5----------|
E MajorE|-3--------3-----3--------3----|-3--------3-----3--------3-------|
 G5G5
e|-------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------2---------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---3-----5-3-----3-------|----3--------2-----3--------2-|----3--------2-----3--------2--2-|
A augmentedA|-----5-------5-----5-3-2-|-------5--------------5-------|-------5--------------5----------|
E MajorE|-3-----3-----------------|-3--------3-----3--------3----|-3--------3-----3--------3-------|

Verse 1:
      G9G9  G5G5
Look in my eyes,  What do you see?
  Bb5Bb5      F5F5
The cult of person-ality.
G5G5
  I know your anger, I know your dreams,
G5G5
I've been ev'ry-thing you wana be, oh,
    Bb5Bb5      C5C5
I'm the cult of person-ality.
G5G5
  Like Mussolini an' Kennedy,
    Bb5Bb5      F5F5
I'm the cult of Person-ality,
  G5G5
the cult of personality,
  Bb5Bb5      C5C5
the cult of person-ality,

Interlude:
  G5G5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|---------------2---------|---------2-----5-4-------|
D MajorD|---3-----5-3-----3-------|---3-------4-------5-3---|
A augmentedA|-----5-------5-----5-3-2-|-----5-------5---------5-|
E MajorE|-3-----3-----------------|-3-----3-----------------|
  G5G5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|---------------2---------|---------2-----5-4-------|
D MajorD|---3-----5-3-----3-------|---3-------3-------5-3---|
A augmentedA|-----5-------5-----5-3-2-|-----5-------5---------5-|
E MajorE|-3-----3-----------------|-3-----3-----------------|

Bridge:
Bb majorBb  FF    C majorC   G+G
Neon lights, Nobel prize,
    D MajorD   A augmentedA       FF    C majorC
When a mirror speaks, the re-flection lies,
Bb5Bb5   FF    C majorC   G+G
He won't have to follow me,
D MajorD  A augmentedA    FF   C majorC
Only you can set me free.

Solo:
 G5G5

Verse 2:
      G9G9   G5G5
I sell the things, you need to be,
G5G5
I'm the smilin' face on your TV.
      Bb5Bb5      F5F5
Oh, I'm the cult of Person-ality,
G5G5
  I exploit you, still you love me.
G5G5
I told you one an' one makes three.
      Bb majorBb       C5C5
Oh, I'm the cult of Person-ality,
G5G5
Like Joseph Stalin and Ghandi,
      Bb5Bb5      F5F5
Oh, I'm the cult of Person-ality,
  G5G5
the cult of personality,
  Bb5Bb5      C5C5
the cult of person-ality,

Interlude:
  G5G5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|---------------2---------|---------2-----5-4-------|
D MajorD|---3-----5-3-----3-------|---3-------4-------5-3---|
A augmentedA|-----5-------5-----5-3-2-|-----5-------5---------5-|
E MajorE|-3-----3-----------------|-3-----3-----------------|
  G5G5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|---------------2---------|---------2-----5-4-------|
D MajorD|---3-----5-3-----3-------|---3-------3-------5-3---|
A augmentedA|-----5-------5-----5-3-2-|-----5-------5---------5-|
E MajorE|-3-----3-----------------|-3-----3-----------------|

Bridge:
Bb majorBb  FF    C majorC   G+G
Neon lights, Nobel prize,
    D MajorD   A augmentedA      FF   C majorC
When a leader speaks, that leader dies.
Bb5Bb5   FF    C majorC   G+G
He won't have to follow me,
D MajorD  A augmentedA    FF   C majorC
Only you can set me free.

Solo:
 G5G5
Bb majorBb FF C majorC G+G D MajorD A augmentedA FF C majorC
Bb majorBb FF C majorC G+G D MajorD A augmentedA FF C majorC
 G5G5

Verse 3:
        G9G9  G5G5
You gave me fortune, you gave me fame.
G5G5
You gave me power in your God's name.
G5G5
I'm ev'ry person you need to be.
  Bb5Bb5 F5F5 G5G5   Bb5Bb5 C majorC  G5G5
Oh, I'm the cult of per-son-ality
Bb5Bb5        F5F5         G5G5
I am the cult of, I am the cult of,, I am the cult of,
         Bb5Bb5        C majorC
I am the cult of, I am the cult of,, I am the cult of,
G5G5
I am the cult of, I am the cult of personality.

Outro:
(John F. Kennedy, Spoken)
"Ask not what your country can do for you..."
  G5G5
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BB|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------|
G+G|---------2-----5-4-----|-5-4-----5-4-----5-4-|-----5-4-----|
D MajorD|---3-------3-------5-3-|-----5-3-----5-3-----|-5-3-----5-3-|
A augmentedA|-----5-------5---------|---------------------|-------------|
E MajorE|-3-----3---------------|---------------------|-------------|

(Franklin D. Roosevelt, Spoken)
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

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