Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Half-Step Down
Chords:
A minorAm (x 0 2 2 1 0)
FF (1 3 3 2 1 0)
C majorC (x 3 2 0 1 0)
G+G (3 2 0 0 3 3)
DmDm (x x 0 2 3 1)
Cmaj9/GCmaj9/G (3 2 0 0 1 0)
* single (down-)strum
^ repeated (down-)strumming
() sounds in background / continue playing previous chord
A minorAm chords marked with ' (Am') are played this way:
E MajorE|--0------0--0--0--|
BB|--1------1--1--1--|
G+G|--2------2--2--2--|
D MajorD|--0h2----2--2--2--|
A augmentedA|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|
G+G chords marked with ' (G') are played this way:
E MajorE|--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--|
BB|--3----3--3--3--5--3--1--|
G+G|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D MajorD|--0----0--0--0-----------|
A augmentedA|--2----2--2--2-----------|
E MajorE|--3----3--3--3-----------|
Intro:
Am' | FF | C majorC | C majorC x2
Verse 1:
Am' FF C majorC (C majorC)
My god is better than yours.
Am' FF C majorC G+G FF
And the walls of my house are so thick I hear nothing at all.
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC G'
I followed you out in the storm, but it carried you off.
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF (FF) G+G (G+G)
And I burned every picture of yours, was that not enough?
Am' FF C majorC (C majorC)
My gun is bigger than yours,
Am' FF C majorC G+G FF
So let's arm the masses and see what the bastards do then.
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC G'
Walking tall once set us apart, now we're down on all fours.
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF (FF) G+G (G+G)
Do you cry my name in the dark, like I do yours?
Chorus 1:
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
These storms are getting stronger now, trusses all bend and sway.
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
Lightning hits, the power goes out in the fray.
FF (Cmaj9/GCmaj9/G) A minorAm C majorC G+G
As the waves crash high and the shoreline disappears,
FF (FF) (FF) G*
I will scream to the sky: "Hey, people live here!"
Interlude:
Am' | FF | C majorC | C majorC x2
Verse 2:
Am* F* C* (C majorC)
My dreams are not unlike yours,
Am* F* C* G* FF
They long for the safety and break like a glass chandelier.
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC G'
But there's laughter and oh there is love, just past the edge of our fears.
FF C majorC G+G A minorAm FF (FF) G+G (G+G)
And there is chaos when push comes to shove, but it's music to my ears.
Chorus 2:
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
May you be in heaven before the devil knows you're dead.
DmDm A minorAm C majorC G+G
May these winds be always at your back.
FF (Cmaj9/GCmaj9/G) A minorAm C majorC G+G
'Cause when we're all just ghosts and the madness overtakes us,
FF (FF) (FF) G*
We will look at the ashes and say: "People lived here."
Bridge:
G^
A minorAm | C majorC | FF | FF x2
A minorAm C majorC FF (FF)
From the penthouse to the holy martyr,
A minorAm C majorC FF (FF)
Sea to shining sea,
A minorAm C majorC FF (FF)
From the coffins full of kindergartners,
A minorAm C majorC FF (FF)
Is this what you call free?
A minorAm C majorC FF (FF)
From the hate that drips from all your crosses,
A minorAm C majorC FF (FF)
Are your hands so clean?
A minorAm C majorC FF (FF)
And the wildfire, it is spreading far,
A minorAm C majorC G+G (G+G)
From sea to shining sea.
End:
F* (Cmaj9/G*) Am* C* G*
When we're all just ghosts and the madness overtakes us,
F^ G^
I will scream to the sky, yeah I'll scream to the sky,
F^ G* A minorAm
Other versions of People Live Here
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for People live here acoustic by Rise Against
