The Peoples Song chords by May Erlewine

Chords with lyrics

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

The People’s Song

Intro:
G+G C majorC E minorEm D MajorD (2x)

Verse 1:
   G+G      C majorC   E minorEm         D MajorD
Come gather good people,  with hearts and ears
G+G        C majorC  E minorEm        D MajorD
 And tell me truly,  what do your hear?
    G+G     C majorC       E minorEm    D MajorD
When you stop to listen, turn the  radio on
    G+G    C majorC     E minorEm  D MajorD  G+G
Is there anyone singing the people’s song?

Verse 2:
    G+G      C majorC   E minorEm    D MajorD
Well I hear people talking  everyday
        G+G      C majorC   E minorEm      D MajorD
About what it means to succeed in this day and age
    G+G    C majorC          E minorEm    D MajorD
You know time is money so you’d better hurry along
      G+G      C majorC    E minorEm  D MajorD  G+G
And there’s no time to learn the people’s song

G+G

Verse 3:
       G+G           C majorC  E minorEm      D MajorD
He said the view, the view from up here sure has changed
         G+G      C majorC        E minorEm      D MajorD
I guess the man came to the mountain and then hauled it away
     G+G      C majorC     E minorEm      D MajorD
There was no one to stop them to say it was wrong
      G+G   C majorC     E minorEm  D MajorD  G+G
There was nobody singing the people’s song

nstrumental:
G+G C majorC E minorEm D MajorD (3x)

G+G C majorC E minorEm D MajorD G+G

   G+G        C majorC
And how, how can we take it
E minorEm         D MajorD
 But one day at a time
   G+G      C majorC       E minorEm     D MajorD
Find hope in our future not just steady decline
       G+G       C majorC
And use what’s left of our voices
E minorEm       D MajorD
 Steady and strong
   G+G      C majorC
We are weary not weak
   E minorEm       D MajorD
We are righteous not wrong
     G+G       C majorC     E minorEm  D MajorD  G+G
And it’s time we start singing the people’s song

Outro:
G+G C majorC E minorEm D MajorD (2x)