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Some People

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My first tab so please don't be too harsh lol. CAPO on 3 works for me 
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GENERAL STRUMMING PATTERN THROUGH THE SONG : I think DDU UDU works well
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[INTRO]  
Dm C G7  Dm C G7  Dm C G C  G
[VERSE 1]
CSome people think that Amkids today have gone astray
CWell they should know coz Gthey're all mixed up CtooG  
CSome people think that Amkids are bad well thats too bad
CCoz they don't know the Gkids the way that I CdoC  
[CHORUS]
CMaybe they Fmaj7wish that they were cool
And looking so DmyoungDm  
And that their G7Mammas got a Gstory
That will Cstay Dmun-G7sung
[BRIDGE]
CSome people ought to Amsimmer down and look around
And Cthink about the Gswinging times to be AhadA  
And Dmmaybe then some Gpeople will be Cglad  C  
[RIFF]   
Dm C G7  Dm C G7  Dm C G C
[CHORUS]
CMaybe they Fmaj7wish that they were cool
And looking so DmyoungDm  
And that their G7Mammas got a Gstory
That will Cstay Dmun-G7sungG  
[OUTRO]
CSome people ought to Amsimmer down and look around
And Cthink about the Gswinging times to be AhadA  
And Dmmaybe then some Gpeople will be Cglad      C     Dm    C      G7     Dm    C      G7     Dm    C    G    C  G(to DmfaCdeG7)Dm  C  G7  Dm  C  G  C  G  

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Some People

by Jet Harris

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

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My first tab so please don't be too harsh lol. CAPO on 3 works for me

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GENERAL STRUMMING PATTERN THROUGH THE SONG : I think DDU UDU works well

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[INTRO]

Dm C G7 Dm C G7 Dm C G C G

[VERSE 1]

C Am

Some people think that kids today have gone astray

C G C G

Well they should know coz they're all mixed up too

C Am

Some people think that kids are bad well thats too bad

C G C C

Coz they don't know the kids the way that I do

[CHORUS]

C Fmaj7

Maybe they wish that they were cool

Dm Dm

And looking so young

G7 G

And that their Mammas got a story

C Dm G7

That will stay un-sung

[BRIDGE]

C Am

Some people ought to simmer down and look around

C G A A

And think about the swinging times to be had

Dm G C C

And maybe then some people will be glad

[RIFF]

Dm C G7 Dm C G7 Dm C G C

[CHORUS]

C Fmaj7

Maybe they wish that they were cool

Dm Dm

And looking so young

G7 G

And that their Mammas got a story

C Dm G7 G

That will stay un-sung

[OUTRO]

C Am

Some people ought to simmer down and look around

C G A A

And think about the swinging times to be had

Dm G C C Dm C G7 Dm C G7 Dm C G C G Dm C G7 Dm C G7 Dm C G C G

And maybe then some people will be glad (to fade)

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