People Like Us chords by Talking Heads

Chords with lyrics

Intro: G+G B minorBm C majorC D MajorD x2


Verse:
G+G   B minorBm      C majorC    D MajorD
 In 1950 when I was born
G+G         B minorBm       C majorC   D MajorD
 Papa couldn't afford to buy us much
FF      Bb majorBb        FF  C majorC
 He said be proud of what you are
D MajorD          A augmentedA             G+G
 There's something special 'bout people like us

Chorus:
E minorEm     G+G
People like us
C majorC          A augmentedA  C majorC
 Who will answer the telephone
E minorEm     G+G
People like us
C majorC          D MajorD
 Growing big as a house
E minorEm     G+G
People like us
C majorC         D MajorD
 Gonna make it because

  C majorC   B minorBm  G+G    C majorC  G+G
We don't want freedom
  C majorC   B minorBm  G+G    C majorC  G+G
We don't want justice
  C majorC  B minorBm A augmentedA  C majorC  D MajorD
We just wa-a-a-ant someone to love

G+G B minorBm C majorC D MajorD

Verse:
I was called upon in the 3rd grade class
I gave my answer and it caused a fuss
I'm not the same as ev'ryone else
And times were hard for people like us

Chorus:
People like us
(Who will answer the telephone)
People like us
(Growing big as a house)
People like us
(Gonna make it because)

We don't want freedom
We don't want justice
We just want someone to love

G+G B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
    Someone to love
G+G B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
   Well now

Bridge:
C majorC       G+G
 What good is freedom?
G+G       A augmentedA      C majorC
God laughs at people like us
C majorC     G+G
 I see it coming
A augmentedA          C majorC      D MajorD
 Like a light coming down from above

Verse:
The clouds roll by and the moon comes up
How long must we live in the heat of the sun
Millions of people are waiting on love
And this is a song about people like us

Chorus:
People like us
(Who will answer the telephone)
People like us
(Growing big as a house)
People like us
(Gonna make it because)

We don't want freedom
We don't want justice
We just want someone to love.

G+G B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
    Someone to love
G+G B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
    Someone to love
G+G   B minorBm C majorC    D MajorD
 Hey hey hey hey Someone to love
G+G B minorBm C majorC D MajorD