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Some People

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[Intro]
Am F C G
Am F C G
[Verse]
   AmPeople love mFilk. People love hConey.G  
   AmPeople love fFame and people with mConey.G  
   AmFast cars and bFabies people are fCunny.G  
[Break]
   FBut people don't tGry 
When its too hCard for Cmaj9/Ethem   to Amsee.
E -Am------------|-Am------------|-Am------------|
B ---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|
G ---------2---|---------2---|---------2---|
D -------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|
A -0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
E -------------|-------------|-------------|
   AmPeople love  Deasy..D..D..D  
[Verse]
   AmPeople love JFesus and wComen in fashion.G  
   AmPeople love mFovies 
And all that compCuter generated Gaction.
   Am'Cause pFeople will pay for any Cunfamiliar pGassion.
[Break]
 FBut people don't mGove 
When  people say sCtay.
People don't  Cmaj9/Eride   if people don't Ampay.
E -Am------------|-Am------------|-Am------------|
B ---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|
G ---------2---|---------2---|---------2---|
D -------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|
A -0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
E -------------|-------------|-------------|
   AmBut people are  Dstill OK D  D  D  
[Verse]
   AmNot every gFirl's gonna grow Cup 
And be a beautiful brGide.
AmNot every man's gonna Funderstand 
He aCin't nothing more then his wGork or his ride.
   AmAnd eFach of them's trying to fCigure out 
What's going Gon inside.
[Break]
  FPeople try Geven though they lose
PCeople die   Cmaj9/Eeveryday in the nAmews.
E -Am------------|-Am------------|-Am------------|
B ---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|
G ---------2---|---------2---|---------2---|
D -------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|
A -0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
E -------------|-------------|-------------|
   AmWere all Din the same shoesD  D  D  
[Verse]
ThAmere's people doing tFaxes and there's pCeople doing time.G  
   AmPeople out there dFoing cir-clCes and pGeople doing lines Am  
PFeople doing other pCeople all the tGime
[Break]
FBut people don't lGie when people don't kCnow
People don't  Cmaj9/Ecry  if people don't Amgo.
E -Am------------|-Am------------|-Am------------|
B ---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|
G ---------2---|---------2---|---------2---|
D -------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|
A -0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
E -------------|-------------|-------------|
   AmEven thDoughD  D  D  
[Verse]
   AmPeople love mFilk and people love hConey G  
   AmPeople love fFame and people with mConey G  
   AmFast cars and bFabies people are fCunny G  
[Break]
FBut people don't tGry 
When it's too hCard for  Cmaj9/Ethem  to Amsee
E -Am------------|-Am------------|-Am------------|
B ---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|
G ---------2---|---------2---|---------2---|
D -------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|
A -0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
E -------------|-------------|-------------|
   AmPeople love   Deasy...Am...
NOTE: In the BREAK the   C  Cmaj9/E  Am
      is basically a "walk down bass line" 
      from the C to Am.
 Cmaj9/EE -0-
 B -1-
 G -0-
 D -0-
 A -2-
 E -0-
I also indicated how he plays the Am chord as well.
He also does that for the D chord as well... I did 
not show that strumming pattern though.

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Some People

by Nightingale Cummings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj9/E

[Intro]

Am F C G

[Verse]

Am F C G

People love milk. People love honey.

Am F C G

People love fame and people with money.

Am F C G

Fast cars and babies people are funny.

[Break]

F G

But people don't try

C Cmaj9/E Am

When its too hard for them to see.

Am Am Am

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

B ---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|

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

D -------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|

A -0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|

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

Am D D D D

People love easy......

[Verse]

Am F C G

People love Jesus and women in fashion.

Am F

People love movies

C G

And all that computer generated action.

Am F C G

'Cause people will pay for any unfamiliar passion.

[Break]

F G

But people don't move

When people say stay.

Cmaj9/E Am

People don't ride if people don't pay.

Am Am Am

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

B ---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|

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

D -------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|

A -0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|

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

Am D D D D

But people are still OK

[Verse]

Am F C

Not every girl's gonna grow up

And be a beautiful bride.

Am F

Not every man's gonna understand

C G

He ain't nothing more then his work or his ride.

Am F C

And each of them's trying to figure out

What's going on inside.

[Break]

F G

People try even though they lose

C Cmaj9/E Am

People die everyday in the news.

Am Am Am

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

B ---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|

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

D -------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|

A -0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|

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

Am D D D D

Were all in the same shoes

[Verse]

Am F C G

There's people doing taxes and there's people doing time.

Am F C G Am

People out there doing cir-cles and people doing lines

F C G

People doing other people all the time

[Break]

F G C

But people don't lie when people don't know

Cmaj9/E Am

People don't cry if people don't go.

Am Am Am

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

B ---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|

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

D -------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|

A -0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|

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

Am D D D D

Even though

[Verse]

Am F C G

People love milk and people love honey

Am F C G

People love fame and people with money

Am F C G

Fast cars and babies people are funny

[Break]

F G

But people don't try

C Cmaj9/E Am

When it's too hard for them to see

Am Am Am

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

B ---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|---0h1-----1-|

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

D -------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|

A -0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|

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

Am D Am

People love easy......

NOTE: In the BREAK the C Cmaj9/E Am

is basically a "walk down bass line"

from the C to Am.

Cmaj9/E

E -0-

B -1-

G -0-

D -0-

A -2-

E -0-

I also indicated how he plays the Am chord as well.

He also does that for the D chord as well... I did

not show that strumming pattern though.

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