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People Like Us – Talking Heads
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Talking Heads
People Like Us (1986)
(Byrne)
From: "True Stories"
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G/B x-2-0-0-0-x
C/B x-2-x-0-1-0
C/A x-0-x-0-1-0
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
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Intro
| G Bm | C D |
| G Bm | C D |
VERSE
G Bm | C | C D |
In 1950 when I was born
G Bm | C | C D |
Papa couldn't afford to buy us much
F Bb | F | C |
He said be proud of what you are
D A | G | % |
There's something special 'bout people like us
CHORUS
Em G
People like us
C A C
Who will answer the telephone
Em G
People like us
C D
Growing big as a house
Em G
People like us
C D
Gonna make it because
TURNAROUND
C G/B G C G
We don't want freedom
C G/B G C G
We don't want justice
C C/B C/A C/G Am D [ G ]
We just wa- a- a- ant someone to love
| G Bm | C D | [ G ]
Someone to love
| G Bm | C D |
VERSE
G Bm | C | C D |
I’s called upon in the 3rd grade class
G Bm | C | C D |
I gave my answer and it caused a fuss
F Bb | F | C |
I'm not the same as ev'ryone else
D A | G | % |
And times were hard for people like us
CHORUS
Em G
People like us
C A C
Who will answer the telephone
Em G
People like us
C D
Growing big as a house
Em G
People like us
C D
Gonna make it because
TURNAROUND
C G/B G C G
We don't want freedom
C G/B G C G
We don't want justice
C C/B C/A C/G Am D [ G ]
We just wa- a- a- ant someone to love
| G Bm | C D | [ G ]
Someone to love
| G Bm | C D |
Well now
MIDDLE 8
C G
What good is freedom?
G A C
God laughs at people like us
C G
I-I see it coming
A C D
Like a light coming down from above
VERSE
G Bm | C | C D |
The clouds roll by and the moon comes up
G Bm | C | C D |
How long must we live in the heat of the sun
F Bb | F | C |
Millions of people are waiting on love
D A | G | % |
And this is a song about people like us
CHORUS
Em G
People like us
C A C
Who will answer the telephone
Em G
People like us
C D
Growing big as a house
Em G
People like us
C D
Gonna make it because
TURNAROUND (+ coda)
C G/B G C G
We don't want freedom
C G/B G C G
We don't want justice
C C/B C/A C/G Am D [ G ]
We just wa- a- a- ant someone to love
| G Bm | C D | [ G ]
Someone to love
| G Bm | C D | [ G ]
Someone to love
G Bm C D [ G ]
Hey hey hey hey, someone to love
| G Bm | C D | G
