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People Live Here

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 12Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Half-Step Down
Chords:
Am      ( x 0 2 2 1 0 )
F       ( 1 3 3 2 1 0 )
C       ( x 3 2 0 1 0 )
G       ( 3 2 0 0 3 3 )
Dm      ( x x 0 2 3 1 )
Cmaj9/G ( 3 2 0 0 1 0 ) 
*  single (down-)strum
^  repeated (down-)strumming
() sounds in background / continue playing previous chord
Am chords marked with ' (Am') are played this way:
E|--0------0--0--0--|
B|--1------1--1--1--|
G|--2------2--2--2--|
D|--0h2----2--2--2--|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
G chords marked with ' (G') are played this way:
E|--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--|
B|--3----3--3--3--5--3--1--|
G|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|--0----0--0--0-----------|
A|--2----2--2--2-----------|
E|--3----3--3--3-----------|
[Intro]
Am' |  F|  C|  Cx2
[Verse 1]
Am'                  F       C(C)
My god is better than yours.
Am'                             F              C            G  F  
And the walls of my house are so thick I hear nothing at all.
              C            G       Am        F             CG'
I followed you out in the storm, but it carried you off.
     F              C            G       Am    F(F)             G(G)
And I burned every picture of yours, was that not enough?
Am'                  F       C(C)
My gun is bigger than yours,
Am'                        F              C             G  F  
So let's arm the masses and see what the bastards do then.
                 C        G       Am           F             CG'
Walking tall once set us apart, now we're down on all fours.
      F        C             G      Am     F(F)        G(G)
Do you cry my name in the dark, like I do yours?
[Chorus 1]
DmThese storms are getting Amstronger now, Ctrusses all bend and Gsway.
DmLightning hits, the Ampower goes out in the Cfray.G  
As the wFaves Cmaj9/Gcrash hiAmgh and the shCoreline diGsappears,
            F(F)    (F)             G*
I will scream to the sky: "Hey, people live here!"
[Interlude]
Am' |  F|  C|  Cx2
[Verse 2]
Am*           F*         C*     (C)
My dreams are not unlike yours,
Am*               F*         C*           G*          F  
They long for the safety and break like a glass chandelier.
                        C             G      Am               F             CG'
But there's laughter and oh there is love, just past the edge of our fears.
            F            C               G       Am               F(F)        G(G)
And there is chaos when push comes to shove, but it's music to my ears.
[Chorus 2]
DmMay you be in Amheaven before the Cdevil knows you're Gdead.
DmMay these winds be aAmlways at your Cback.G  
'Cause when we're Fall Cmaj9/Gjust ghAmosts and the maCdness overtaGkes us,
           F(F)     (F)             G*
We will look at the ashes and say: "People lived here."
[Bridge]
G^
 Am|  C|  F|  Fx2
                 Am        C     F(F)
From the penthouse to the holy martyr,
     Am         C     F(F)
Sea to shining sea,
               Am         C      F(F)
From the coffins full of kindergartners,
           Am          C      F(F)
Is this what you call free?
                 Am            C         F(F)
From the hate that drips from all your crosses,
       Am          C       F(F)
Are your hands so clean?
          Am             C          F(F)
And the wildfire, it is spreading far,
          Am         C     G(G)
From sea to shining sea.
End
           F*  Cmaj9/G* Am*            C*          G*
When we're all just ghosts and the madness overtakes us,
F^                        G^
I will scream to the sky, yeah I'll scream to the sky,
F^                                 G*                   Am  
Yeah I'll scream to the sky: "Hey, people live here."

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People Live Here

by Rise Against

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj9/G

Tuning: Half-Step Down

Chords:

Am ( x 0 2 2 1 0 )

F ( 1 3 3 2 1 0 )

C ( x 3 2 0 1 0 )

G ( 3 2 0 0 3 3 )

Dm ( x x 0 2 3 1 )

Cmaj9/G ( 3 2 0 0 1 0 )

* single (down-)strum

^ repeated (down-)strumming

() sounds in background / continue playing previous chord

Am chords marked with ' (Am') are played this way:

E|--0------0--0--0--|

B|--1------1--1--1--|

G|--2------2--2--2--|

D|--0h2----2--2--2--|

A|------------------|

E|------------------|

G chords marked with ' (G') are played this way:

E|--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--|

B|--3----3--3--3--5--3--1--|

G|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--|

D|--0----0--0--0-----------|

A|--2----2--2--2-----------|

E|--3----3--3--3-----------|

[Intro]

F C C

Am' | | | x2

[Verse 1]

F C C

Am' ()

My god is better than yours.

F C G F

Am'

And the walls of my house are so thick I hear nothing at all.

C G Am F C

I followed you out in the storm, but it carried you off.

F C G Am F F G G

() ()

And I burned every picture of yours, was that not enough?

F C C

Am' ()

My gun is bigger than yours,

F C G F

Am'

So let's arm the masses and see what the bastards do then.

C G Am F C

Walking tall once set us apart, now we're down on all fours.

F C G Am F F G G

() ()

Do you cry my name in the dark, like I do yours?

[Chorus 1]

Dm Am C G

These storms are getting stronger now, trusses all bend and sway.

Dm Am C G

Lightning hits, the power goes out in the fray.

F Cmaj9/G Am C G

As the waves crash high and the shoreline disappears,

F F F G

() () *

I will scream to the sky: "Hey, people live here!"

[Interlude]

F C C

Am' | | | x2

[Verse 2]

Am F C C

* * * ()

My dreams are not unlike yours,

Am F C G F

* * * *

They long for the safety and break like a glass chandelier.

C G Am F C

But there's laughter and oh there is love, just past the edge of our fears.

F C G Am F F G G

() ()

And there is chaos when push comes to shove, but it's music to my ears.

[Chorus 2]

Dm Am C G

May you be in heaven before the devil knows you're dead.

Dm Am C G

May these winds be always at your back.

F Cmaj9/G Am C G

'Cause when we're all just ghosts and the madness overtakes us,

F F F G

() () *

We will look at the ashes and say: "People lived here."

[Bridge]

Am C F F

| | | x2

Am C F F

()

From the penthouse to the holy martyr,

Am C F F

()

Sea to shining sea,

Am C F F

()

From the coffins full of kindergartners,

Am C F F

()

Is this what you call free?

Am C F F

()

From the hate that drips from all your crosses,

Am C F F

()

Are your hands so clean?

Am C F F

()

And the wildfire, it is spreading far,

Am C G G

()

From sea to shining sea.

End

F Cmaj9/G Am C G

* * * * *

When we're all just ghosts and the madness overtakes us,

F^ G^

I will scream to the sky, yeah I'll scream to the sky,

G Am

F^ *

Yeah I'll scream to the sky: "Hey, people live here."

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