People
David BazanVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Intro on
When I was young
I saw people helping people all the time
Because you were
People-helping-people
In your prime
I thought people-loving-people
Were the norm
Because you were people
Loving people
Before the long dark storm
But now you're selfish and mean
Your eyes glued to a screen
And what titillates you
Is depraved and obscene
And I know that it's dangerous to judge
But man you've gotta find the truth
And when you find that truth don't budge
Until the truth you found begins to change
And it does I know,
I know
When you love the truth enough
You start to tell all the time
When it gets you into trouble
You discover you don't mind
'Cause if good is finally gonna trump
Than man you've gotta take stock
And you've gotta take your lumps
Or else they trickle down
Into someone else's cup below
You know
I wanna know who are these people
Blaming their sins on the fall
Who are these people
If I'm honest with myself at all
These are my people
Man, what else can I say
You are my people
And we're the same in so many ways
Then your eyes turned green
And you broke the machine
That when handed to you
Was still kind of functioning
And I know that it's dangerous to judge
But man you've gotta find the truth
And when you find that truth don't budge
Until the truth you found begins to change
And it does I know,
I know
When you love the truth enough
You start to tell all the time
When it gets you into trouble
You discover you don't mind
'Cause if good is finally gonna trump
Than man you've gotta take stock
And you've gotta take your lumps
Or else they trickle down
Into someone else's cup below
You know
(Instrumental Chorus)
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Readable chord sheet for People by David Bazan
Intro on [A] [B] [Dsus2] [E] [A] [F#m] When I was young I saw people helping people all the time Because you were People-helping-people In your prime I thought people-loving-people Were the norm Because you were people Loving people Before the [B]lo[Dsus2]ng dark [E]storm But now you're [D]selfish and [A]mean Your eyes [E]glued to a [F#m]screen And what [D]titillates [A]you Is [E]depraved and ob[F#m]scene And I k[D]now that it's [A]dangerous to [E]judge But man you've [D]gotta find the [A]truth And when you [E]find that truth don't [F#m]budge [D]Until the truth you [A]found begins to [E]change And it [F#m]does I k[D]now, [E]I know When you [D]love the truth [A]enough You start to [E]tell all the [F#m]time When it [D]gets you into [A]trouble You d[E]iscover you don't [F#m]mind 'Cause if [D]good is [A]finally gonna [E]trump Than man you've [D]gotta take [A]stock And you've [E]gotta take your [F#m]lumps Or el[D]se they trickle [A]down Into some[E]one else's [F#m]cup [D]below You [E]know [D] [E] [A] I wanna know who are these people Blaming their sins on the fall Who are these people If I'm honest with myself at all These are my people Man, what else can I say You are my people And we're the same in so many ways Then your [D]eyes turned [A]green And you [E]broke the [F#m]machine That when [D]handed to [A]you Was still [E]kind of [F#m]functioning And I k[D]now that it's [A]dangerous to [E]judge But man you've [D]gotta find the [A]truth And when you [E]find that truth don't [F#m]budge [D]Until the truth you [A]found begins to [E]change And it [F#m]does I k[D]now, [E]I know When you [D]love the truth [A]enough You start to [E]tell all the [F#m]time When it [D]gets you into [A]trouble You d[E]iscover you don't [F#m]mind 'Cause if [D]good is [A]finally gonna [E]trump Than man you've [D]gotta take [A]stock And you've [E]gotta take your [F#m]lumps Or el[D]se they trickle [A]down Into some[E]one else's [F#m]cup [D]below You [E]know (Instrumental Chorus) [D] [E] [A]