Powerful People Chords by Gino Vannelli
Tempo:
92.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
Am
E
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [E]
[D] [C] [D]
[C] [D]
[C]
[Am] Look at [D] the [Am] powerful [Bm] [E] people [A] [C] stealing [D] the [Am] sun [Bm] from the day.
[E] [Bm] [C] Wish I could do something [Dm] about it [F] [F#] when all I can do [D] is [F] to pray.
Oh, it's a lonely [D#] [G#m]
[G] afternoon with [Dm] nowhere [G#] to go but [Em] my room.
[Fm] And Sunday [F]
[Em] when there's light I [Dm] think of these [E] things on [Em] my mind.
And [D] I don't [Fm] know where will [Am] I go.
[Bm] Look [Am]
[D] at [G] the [Em] ominous people [D]
draining the salt from [E] the sea.
[Am] Wish I could just stand up [Dm] and shout it.
[Am] [E]
Why can't they [F#m] let [F] goodness be?
Oh, [Am] it's a lonely [G#m]
[G] afternoon with [Dm] nowhere to [C#m] go but my [Em] room.
Oh, [G#] it's Sunday [F] when [G] there's time I [Dm] think of [E] these things on [Em] my mind.
And [Fm] I don't know
[D] where will [E] I [Am] go.
[E]
[Bm] [E] [Am]
[Bm] [F#] [D] [E] [Am] [E]
[F#] [Bm] [A#] Come on new world won't [Am] you give a damn.
[D#] Turn on some lights and see [Am] this garbage can.
[C#] And time is the essence [Gm] if we plan to stay.
[G#] Yes, this pride [Cm] we built is the pride of [G#] our whole.
[C#] [C] [Bm]
[C] [D]
[Em] [D] [G]
[Am]
[Em] [G] [C] [D]
[Am] [D] [F] [A#m] [A#m]
[Bm] [Am] [D]
[Bm] Oh, [A]
[G] [D]
[Em]
it's [Bm] [Em] [F#] [G] a [F#] [G] [Bm] [Em]
[A] [C] [F#m]
[G] [A] [G] [A]
[B] [Em]
[D] [C] [Am]
[Em] [D] lonely [Am]
[Em] [D] [Am]
[Em] [D] [Am]
[Bm] [Am] [D]
[Em] afternoon with nowhere to go but my room.
Wish I could just stand up and [Dm] shout it.
[F#] Why can't they let goodness [F] be?
Oh, it's a lonely
[G#m] [G] afternoon [Dm] with nowhere to [E] go but my [C] room.
Oh, [D] it's Sunday [F] when [Em] there's time I [Dm] think of these [C#m] things on my [G] mind.
[A] [Am]
[B] [G#m] [G] [Dm]
[C#m] [C] Oh, [Fm] and Monday [F] no [G] time.
So [Dm] I close both [C#m] my eyes and I'm [G] blind and I [Fm] don't dare [D] [E] ask my [Am] prayer.
[Bm] [E] [Am]
[Am] [F#] [Bm] [E] [Am]
[E] [F#] [Bm]
[C] [E]
[D] [C] [D]
[C] [D]
[C]
[Am] Look at [D] the [Am] powerful [Bm] [E] people [A] [C] stealing [D] the [Am] sun [Bm] from the day.
[E] [Bm] [C] Wish I could do something [Dm] about it [F] [F#] when all I can do [D] is [F] to pray.
Oh, it's a lonely [D#] [G#m]
[G] afternoon with [Dm] nowhere [G#] to go but [Em] my room.
[Fm] And Sunday [F]
[Em] when there's light I [Dm] think of these [E] things on [Em] my mind.
And [D] I don't [Fm] know where will [Am] I go.
[Bm] Look [Am]
[D] at [G] the [Em] ominous people [D]
draining the salt from [E] the sea.
[Am] Wish I could just stand up [Dm] and shout it.
[Am] [E]
Why can't they [F#m] let [F] goodness be?
Oh, [Am] it's a lonely [G#m]
[G] afternoon with [Dm] nowhere to [C#m] go but my [Em] room.
Oh, [G#] it's Sunday [F] when [G] there's time I [Dm] think of [E] these things on [Em] my mind.
And [Fm] I don't know
[D] where will [E] I [Am] go.
[E]
[Bm] [E] [Am]
[Bm] [F#] [D] [E] [Am] [E]
[F#] [Bm] [A#] Come on new world won't [Am] you give a damn.
[D#] Turn on some lights and see [Am] this garbage can.
[C#] And time is the essence [Gm] if we plan to stay.
[G#] Yes, this pride [Cm] we built is the pride of [G#] our whole.
[C#] [C] [Bm]
[C] [D]
[Em] [D] [G]
[Am]
[Em] [G] [C] [D]
[Am] [D] [F] [A#m] [A#m]
[Bm] [Am] [D]
[Bm] Oh, [A]
[G] [D]
[Em]
it's [Bm] [Em] [F#] [G] a [F#] [G] [Bm] [Em]
[A] [C] [F#m]
[G] [A] [G] [A]
[B] [Em]
[D] [C] [Am]
[Em] [D] lonely [Am]
[Em] [D] [Am]
[Em] [D] [Am]
[Bm] [Am] [D]
[Em] afternoon with nowhere to go but my room.
Wish I could just stand up and [Dm] shout it.
[F#] Why can't they let goodness [F] be?
Oh, it's a lonely
[G#m] [G] afternoon [Dm] with nowhere to [E] go but my [C] room.
Oh, [D] it's Sunday [F] when [Em] there's time I [Dm] think of these [C#m] things on my [G] mind.
[A] [Am]
[B] [G#m] [G] [Dm]
[C#m] [C] Oh, [Fm] and Monday [F] no [G] time.
So [Dm] I close both [C#m] my eyes and I'm [G] blind and I [Fm] don't dare [D] [E] ask my [Am] prayer.
[Bm] [E] [Am]
[Am] [F#] [Bm] [E] [Am]
[E] [F#] [Bm]
Key:
D
Am
E
Em
Bm
D
Am
E
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ Look at [D] the [Am] powerful [Bm] [E] people _ [A] _ [C] stealing [D] the [Am] sun [Bm] from the day.
[E] _ [Bm] _ [C] Wish I could do something [Dm] about it [F] [F#] when all I can do [D] is [F] to pray. _ _ _
_ _ Oh, it's a lonely [D#] _ [G#m]
[G] afternoon _ with [Dm] nowhere [G#] to go but [Em] my room.
_ [Fm] And Sunday [F] _
[Em] when there's light I [Dm] think of these [E] things on [Em] my mind.
And [D] I don't [Fm] know _ where _ will [Am] I go.
_ [Bm] Look _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ at [G] the [Em] ominous people _ _ [D] _
draining the salt from [E] the sea.
_ [Am] Wish I could just stand up [Dm] and shout it.
_ [Am] _ [E]
Why can't they [F#m] let [F] goodness be? _ _ _
_ Oh, [Am] it's a lonely _ [G#m] _
[G] afternoon _ with [Dm] nowhere to [C#m] go but my [Em] room.
_ Oh, [G#] it's Sunday [F] when [G] there's time I [Dm] think of [E] these things on [Em] my mind.
And [Fm] I don't know _
[D] _ where will [E] I [Am] go.
[E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ [E] _ [Am] _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ [A#] Come on new world won't [Am] you give a damn.
[D#] Turn on some lights and see [Am] this garbage can.
[C#] And time is the essence [Gm] if we plan to stay.
[G#] Yes, this pride [Cm] we built is the pride of [G#] our whole. _
[C#] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [A#m] _ [A#m] _
_ [Bm] _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Oh, _ _ [A] _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
it's [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] [G] a _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] lonely [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] afternoon with nowhere to go but my room.
Wish I could just stand up and [Dm] shout it.
_ [F#] Why can't they let goodness [F] be?
_ _ _ _ Oh, it's a lonely _
[G#m] _ [G] afternoon _ [Dm] with nowhere to [E] go but my [C] room.
Oh, [D] it's Sunday [F] when [Em] there's time I [Dm] think of these [C#m] things on my [G] mind.
_ [A] _ [Am] _ _
[B] _ [G#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [C] _ _ Oh, [Fm] and Monday [F] no _ [G] time.
So [Dm] I close both [C#m] my eyes and I'm [G] blind _ and I [Fm] don't dare [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] ask my [Am] prayer.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _
_ [Am] _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ Look at [D] the [Am] powerful [Bm] [E] people _ [A] _ [C] stealing [D] the [Am] sun [Bm] from the day.
[E] _ [Bm] _ [C] Wish I could do something [Dm] about it [F] [F#] when all I can do [D] is [F] to pray. _ _ _
_ _ Oh, it's a lonely [D#] _ [G#m]
[G] afternoon _ with [Dm] nowhere [G#] to go but [Em] my room.
_ [Fm] And Sunday [F] _
[Em] when there's light I [Dm] think of these [E] things on [Em] my mind.
And [D] I don't [Fm] know _ where _ will [Am] I go.
_ [Bm] Look _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ at [G] the [Em] ominous people _ _ [D] _
draining the salt from [E] the sea.
_ [Am] Wish I could just stand up [Dm] and shout it.
_ [Am] _ [E]
Why can't they [F#m] let [F] goodness be? _ _ _
_ Oh, [Am] it's a lonely _ [G#m] _
[G] afternoon _ with [Dm] nowhere to [C#m] go but my [Em] room.
_ Oh, [G#] it's Sunday [F] when [G] there's time I [Dm] think of [E] these things on [Em] my mind.
And [Fm] I don't know _
[D] _ where will [E] I [Am] go.
[E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ [E] _ [Am] _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ [A#] Come on new world won't [Am] you give a damn.
[D#] Turn on some lights and see [Am] this garbage can.
[C#] And time is the essence [Gm] if we plan to stay.
[G#] Yes, this pride [Cm] we built is the pride of [G#] our whole. _
[C#] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [A#m] _ [A#m] _
_ [Bm] _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Oh, _ _ [A] _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
it's [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] [G] a _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] lonely [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] afternoon with nowhere to go but my room.
Wish I could just stand up and [Dm] shout it.
_ [F#] Why can't they let goodness [F] be?
_ _ _ _ Oh, it's a lonely _
[G#m] _ [G] afternoon _ [Dm] with nowhere to [E] go but my [C] room.
Oh, [D] it's Sunday [F] when [Em] there's time I [Dm] think of these [C#m] things on my [G] mind.
_ [A] _ [Am] _ _
[B] _ [G#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [C] _ _ Oh, [Fm] and Monday [F] no _ [G] time.
So [Dm] I close both [C#m] my eyes and I'm [G] blind _ and I [Fm] don't dare [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] ask my [Am] prayer.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _
_ [Am] _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _