The Peoples Song chords by May Erlewine

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

The People’s Song

Intro:
G  C  Em  D (2x)

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

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

G

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

nstrumental:
G  C  Em  D  (3x)

G  C  Em D G

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

Outro:
G  C  Em  D (2x)