People Like Us chords by Talking Heads

Guitar 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

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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