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What Happens To People

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[Chords]
Aadd9: x07657
[Verse 1]
G6What happens to E6people?
DTheir lives up in Dmaj7arms
G6What happens to E6people?
DThey quit holding Dmaj7on
G6What happens to E6people
DAnd what can they Dmaj7do?
G6They're only retE6urning
DThe powers of youtDmaj7h
G6What happens to E6people?
DWhat happened to yDmaj7ou?
G6What happens to E6people?
DThey fade out of vDmaj7iew
[Chorus 1]
C#mI can't reDmember C#myour Dface
It's Alost Bmto me, Ait's lost Bmto me
C#mNow it's Dending, C#mthe wounds Dremain
AUnpBmavedA, uBnpaved
[Interlude]
G6 E6 Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7 D6
[Verse 2]
G6What happens to E6people?
DThey quit holding Dmaj7on
G6What happens to E6people?
DTheir dreams turn Dmaj7to dark
G6The rust in your E6castle
DYou're trying to fDmaj7ail
[Chorus 2]
C#mOld Dlady, C#mlet me Dinto your
ARotting Bmhouse, Ayour rottinBmg house
C#mOld Dman, C#mtake a step Dback
AnAd figure Bmit out, I'lAl figure Bmit out
[Instrumental Bridge]
G
G Em D G Em D
G Em D G Em D
[Chorus 3]
C#mOld Dlady, C#mcover your Dbranches
AWinter Bmis comingA, beBmware
C#mOld Dman, C#moil your Dengine
AYou're rustinBmg out, Ayou're rustinBmg out
[Outro]
C#mWhat happens Dto people?
C#mThey quit holDding on
AAnd they're locBmked out
AThey get locked Bmout
C#mLocked Dout, C#mthey get lockDed out
ALocked Bmout, Athey get lockBmed out
Aadd9  Bmadd9  Aadd9  Bmadd9
Aadd9  Bmadd9  Aadd9  Bmadd9

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What Happens To People

by Deerhunter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

C#m

Aadd9

Bmadd9

[Chords]

Aadd9: x07657

[Verse 1]

G6 E6

What happens to people?

D Dmaj7

Their lives up in arms

G6 E6

What happens to people?

D Dmaj7

They quit holding on

G6 E6

What happens to people

D Dmaj7

And what can they do?

G6 E6

They're only returning

D Dmaj7

The powers of youth

G6 E6

What happens to people?

D Dmaj7

What happened to you?

G6 E6

What happens to people?

D Dmaj7

They fade out of view

[Chorus 1]

C#m D C#m D

I can't remember your face

A Bm A Bm

It's lost to me, it's lost to me

C#m D C#m D

Now it's ending, the wounds remain

A Bm A B

Unpaved, unpaved

[Interlude]

G6 E6 Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7 D6

[Verse 2]

G6 E6

What happens to people?

D Dmaj7

They quit holding on

G6 E6

What happens to people?

D Dmaj7

Their dreams turn to dark

G6 E6

The rust in your castle

D Dmaj7

You're trying to fail

[Chorus 2]

C#m D C#m D

Old lady, let me into your

A Bm A Bm

Rotting house, your rotting house

C#m D C#m D

Old man, take a step back

A Bm A Bm

And figure it out, I'll figure it out

[Instrumental Bridge]

G Em D G Em D

[Chorus 3]

C#m D C#m D

Old lady, cover your branches

A Bm A Bm

Winter is coming, beware

C#m D C#m D

Old man, oil your engine

A Bm A Bm

You're rusting out, you're rusting out

[Outro]

C#m D

What happens to people?

C#m D

They quit holding on

A Bm

And they're locked out

A Bm

They get locked out

C#m D C#m D

Locked out, they get locked out

A Bm A Bm

Locked out, they get locked out

Aadd9 Bmadd9 Aadd9 Bmadd9

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