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People Are Like Suns

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PEOPLE ARE LIKE SUNS	-	crowded house
Intro:	 Eb7-  A-  G#m- G  
               Eb7            A(A7)                   
    Sweet madness,  it must be  wrong
What kind of   G#mfool imagines love, with all this  Ggoing on
              Eb7             A(A7)                   
    stars burning  in the empty  sky
And the    G#mcity is aflame with a  Gmillion lights
                                 BEadd2            E  
And they  come and they go, in the     blink of an  eye
Chorus
  GPeople  Aare like  B7suns
         Eadd2                                   E  
they are     burning up in-  side
  GPeople  Aare like   B7suns
    Eb7Like  Asuns
Science will en-    G#mable us to hear, to be  Gcrystal clear
    Eb7To make diamonds  Ain the shifting sand
Better take    G#mall the love that you’ve got in a  Gsingle hand
                               BEadd2               E  
And they  come and they go in the    fullness of  time
Chorus
  GPeople  Aare like  B7suns
        Eadd2                                  E  
they are     burning up in-  side
  GPeople  Aare likB7e   suns
Breathing into    F#m7life	
All that's    E/Abgood in us
to    G#msaints beB7-   come  
    Eb7Oooh                   AIt can't be helped
Doesn't stop mG#me   thinking out aloud
I could've  Gdone something
Chorus/Outro
                         B7   Esus4-                   E  
And they   come and they go  
                         B7   Esus4-                   E  
And they   come and they go  
                         B7   Esus4-                   E  
And they   come and they go  
  GPeople are  Alike   B7suns, 
  GPeople are  Alike   B7suns, 
  GPeople are  Alike   B7suns, 
 And we’ll go     F#m7out tonight	
Set this    Eb7town alight
                     A   A7-                   B  
All fade into   white	     //
	Eb7x6564x
       A577655
	B7x24242
Eadd2	022102
	F#m7242222
	E/Ab476454
	Esus4022200

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People Are Like Suns

by Crowded House

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Eb7

G#m

F#m7

E/Ab

Esus4

PEOPLE ARE LIKE SUNS - crowded house

Eb7 A G#m G

Intro: - - -

Eb7 A A7

()

Sweet madness, it must be wrong

G#m G

What kind of fool imagines love, with all this going on

Eb7 A A7

()

stars burning in the empty sky

G#m G

And the city is aflame with a million lights

B E

Eadd2

And they come and they go, in the blink of an eye

Chorus

G A B7

People are like suns

Eadd2

they are burning up in- side

G A B7

People are like suns

Eb7 A

Like suns

G#m G

Science will en- able us to hear, to be crystal clear

Eb7 A

To make diamonds in the shifting sand

G#m G

Better take all the love that you’ve got in a single hand

B E

Eadd2

And they come and they go in the fullness of time

Chorus

G A B7

People are like suns

Eadd2

they are burning up in- side

G A B7

People are like suns

F#m7

Breathing into life

E/Ab

All that's good in us

G#m B7

to saints be- come

Eb7 A

Oooh It can't be helped

G#m

Doesn't stop me thinking out aloud

I could've done something

Chorus/Outro

B7 Esus4 E

And they come and they go

B7 Esus4 E

And they come and they go

B7 Esus4 E

And they come and they go

G A B7

People are like suns,

G A B7

People are like suns,

G A B7

People are like suns,

F#m7

And we’ll go out tonight

Eb7

Set this town alight

A A7 B

All fade into white //

Eb7

x6564x

577655

x24242

Eadd2 022102

F#m7

242222

E/Ab

476454

Esus4

022200

About People Are Like Suns Chords by Crowded House

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The chords for "People Are Like Suns" show the original chord names (including Eb7, A, G#m, G, A7, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.