Poem For The People Chords

POEM FOR THE PEOPLE
 
transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
cssparus60@yahoo.com
 
piano:
 
Cmadd9  Cm ................
Bbmadd9 Bbm ..............
Cmadd9  Cm ................
Bbmadd9 Bbm ..............
 
 brass ensemble:
 
 ^      ^      ^   ^^   ^   ^   ^ ^   ^     ^   ^   ^      ^ ^
Dbm   Absus4   Ab       Bm      Gb    D     C   G   Dbsus4 Ab
 
band in:
 
|Fmaj7   Ebmaj7   |Bmaj7       |Emaj7   Gb     |E     G     |
 
|Cm      Bb       |Ab    Bb    |C           |Dbmaj7     |Emaj7     |G       |
 
[Verse 1]
 
Am        Ab+5        C/G    Gbm7-5
   If the people only knew
              Fmaj7
If they could visualize
     D9
Just open their eyes
 
Am      Ab+5            C/G    Gbm7-5
   Even stop to think a bout
              Fmaj7
If they could open their minds
     D9
They could get beyond
 
[Chorus]
Dm               Db+5             F/C      Bm7-5
   The world's a funny place, you know -ow
Bb                F/A
Most of what goes on
Gm7           F
    Is rarely funny
Gm7
    Rarely funny
   C    Bb/C  C6   Gm/C
At ahh  ahh   ahh  all
 
 
|Am9       |Am9       |Am9       |Am9       |
 
|F#m9   Gm9|F#m9   Gm9|F#m9   Gm9|F#m9      |
 
|Am9       |Am9       |Am9       |Am9       |
 
|Ebmaj7    |Ebmaj7    |Ebmaj7    |Ebmaj7    |
 
|F#m9   Gm9|F#m9   Gm9|F#m9      |F#m9      |
 
[Verse 2]
 
Am           Ab+5         C/G    Gbm7-5
   Could the people under stand
             Fmaj7
In all their whispered screams
    D9
And colorless dreams
Am            Ab+5           C/G   Gbm7-5
   Could they finally compre hend
              Fmaj7
If they could suddenly see
    D9
And suddenly feel
 
  ^    ^ ^  ^       ^     ^ ^  ^ ^      ^    ^ ^  ^ ^ ^
Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7
 
 ^     ^ ^  ^       ^     ^ ^  ^ ^      ^    ^ ^  ^ ^ ^
Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7
 
 ^     ^ ^  ^       ^     ^ ^  ^ ^      ^    ^ ^  ^ ^ ^
Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7
 
 ^     ^ ^  ^       ^     ^ ^  ^ ^      ^    ^ ^  ^ ^ ^
Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7  Cmaj7  F6   Dmaj7
 
 
|F         |    F/Eb  Dm7  F/C  |
 
 
Dm               Db+5             F/C      Bm7-5
   The world's a funny place, you know -ow
Bb                F/A
Most of what goes on
Gm7           F
    Is rarely funny
Gm7
    Rarely funny
   C    Bb/C  C6   Gm/C
At ahh  ahh   ahh  all
C     Bb/C  C6    Gm/C
ahh   ahh   ahh   all
C     Bb/C  C6    Gm/C
ooo   ooo   ooo   ooo
C     Bb/C  C6    Gm/C
ooo   ooo   ooo   ooo
 
|F        |G7        |Bb       |F        |
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