People Like Us(Chords)

	        Intro: G Bm C D (2x)


Verse: 
G      Bm            C       D 
  In 1950 when I was born 
G                 Bm             C      D 
  Papa couldn't afford to buy us much 
F            Bb                F    C 
  He said be proud of what you are 
D                   A                         G 
  There's something special 'bout people like us 


Em          G 
People like us 
C                    A    C  
  Who will answer the telephone 
Em          G 
People like us 
C                   D 
  Growing big as a house 
Em          G 
People like us 
C                  D 
  Gonna make it because 

   C     Bm   G        C   G 
We don't want freedom 
   C     Bm   G        C   G 
We don't want justice 
   C    Bm A    C   D 
We just wa-a-a-ant someone to love 


G Bm C D 

Verse: 
I was called upon in the 3rd grade class 
I gave my answer and it caused a fuss 
I'm not the same as ev'ryone else 
And times were hard for people like us 


People like us 
(Who will answer the telephone) 
People like us 
(Growing big as a house) 
People like us 
(Gonna make it because) 

We don't want freedom 
We don't want justice 
We just want someone to love
 

G Bm C D 
       Someone to love 
G Bm C D 
      Well now 

Bridge: 

C              G 
  What good is freedom? 
G             A           C 
God laughs at people like us 
C          G 
  I see it coming 
A                    C           D 
  Like a light coming down from above 

Verse: 

The clouds roll by and the moon comes up 
How long must we live in the heat of the sun 
Millions of people are waiting on love 
And this is a song about people like us 

 

People like us 
(Who will answer the telephone) 
People like us 
(Growing big as a house) 
People like us 
(Gonna make it because) 

We don't want freedom 
We don't want justice 
We just want someone to love. 


G Bm C D 
       Someone to love 
G Bm C D 
       Someone to love 
G     Bm  C       D 
  Hey hey hey hey Someone to love 
G Bm C D 

end on G
	        

Written by David Byrne