Chords for Janis Ian - Some people's lives (with lyrics)
Tempo:
138.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Am
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Gm]
[D#]
[Am]
[G] Some people's lives [Gm] run down like clocks One [Am] day they stop,
[G] that's all they've got
Some lives wear out
[Gm] like old tennis shoes
[Am] No one can use, [G] it's sad but it's true
[F] Didn't anybody [G] tell them?
[F] Didn't anybody [G] see?
[F] Didn't anybody [G] love them [Dm] like you [G] love me?
[Dm]
[G]
[G] Some people's eyes [Gm] fade like their dreams Too [Am] tired to rise, [G] too [D] tired [G] to sleep
And some people laugh
[D] [Gm] when they need to [Am] cry And [G] they never know why
[A] [F]
Didn't anybody [G] tell them?
[F] That's not how it has to [G]
be
[F]
Didn't anybody [G] love them [Dm] like you love [G] me?
[E] Some [F#m] [E] people ask [Am] if the tears [E] have to fall [A]
[Am] [D] Then why take [E] [D] your chances, [G] why bother at all?
[Cm] And some [G]
people's [Gm] lives are as cold as their [Am]
lips They [G] just need to be kissed
[F] Didn't anybody [G] tell them?
[F] Didn't anybody [G] see?
[F] Didn't anybody [G] love them [Dm] [Em] like you love [Am]
me?
[Em]
[F]
[G] Cause that's all they [C]
need
[N]
[Gm]
[D#]
[Am]
[G] Some people's lives [Gm] run down like clocks One [Am] day they stop,
[G] that's all they've got
Some lives wear out
[Gm] like old tennis shoes
[Am] No one can use, [G] it's sad but it's true
[F] Didn't anybody [G] tell them?
[F] Didn't anybody [G] see?
[F] Didn't anybody [G] love them [Dm] like you [G] love me?
[Dm]
[G]
[G] Some people's eyes [Gm] fade like their dreams Too [Am] tired to rise, [G] too [D] tired [G] to sleep
And some people laugh
[D] [Gm] when they need to [Am] cry And [G] they never know why
[A] [F]
Didn't anybody [G] tell them?
[F] That's not how it has to [G]
be
[F]
Didn't anybody [G] love them [Dm] like you love [G] me?
[E] Some [F#m] [E] people ask [Am] if the tears [E] have to fall [A]
[Am] [D] Then why take [E] [D] your chances, [G] why bother at all?
[Cm] And some [G]
people's [Gm] lives are as cold as their [Am]
lips They [G] just need to be kissed
[F] Didn't anybody [G] tell them?
[F] Didn't anybody [G] see?
[F] Didn't anybody [G] love them [Dm] [Em] like you love [Am]
me?
[Em]
[F]
[G] Cause that's all they [C]
need
[N]
Key:
G
F
Am
Gm
Dm
G
F
Am
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Some _ _ people's _ lives [Gm] _ run _ down like clocks _ One _ _ [Am] _ day _ they stop, _ _
_ _ [G] _ that's all they've got _ _
_ _ Some _ lives wear out _ _
[Gm] _ like _ _ old tennis _ shoes _
_ _ [Am] No one _ can _ use, _ _ [G] it's _ _ sad but it's true _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ Didn't anybody [G] _ tell them?
_ [F] _ Didn't _ anybody [G] see? _ _
_ _ [F] _ Didn't anybody _ [G] love them _ _ [Dm] like you _ [G] love me? _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [G] _ _ _ Some _ _ people's _ eyes [Gm] _ _ fade _ like their _ dreams _ Too [Am] tired _ _ to _ rise, _ _ [G] too [D] tired _ _ [G] to sleep
_ _ And some _ _ people laugh _
_ [D] _ [Gm] when they need to [Am] cry _ _ And _ _ _ _ _ [G] they _ never _ know why
_ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _
Didn't anybody [G] tell _ them?
_ [F] That's not how it has to [G] _
be
_ _ [F] _ _
Didn't anybody [G] _ love them _ _ [Dm] like _ you love [G] me?
_ _ _ [E] _ Some _ [F#m] _ [E] people ask _ _ [Am] if the tears [E] have to fall [A] _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] Then why take _ [E] [D] your chances, _ _ _ [G] why _ bother _ _ at all? _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] And some [G] _ _
_ people's [Gm] lives _ _ _ are as _ cold as their [Am] _
lips _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ They [G] just need to _ be kissed _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ Didn't anybody _ [G] tell them?
_ _ [F] _ Didn't anybody _ [G] see? _ _
_ _ [F] _ Didn't anybody _ [G] _ love them [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] like you _ love [Am] _
me?
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Cause that's _ all _ they [C] _ _
_ need _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Some _ _ people's _ lives [Gm] _ run _ down like clocks _ One _ _ [Am] _ day _ they stop, _ _
_ _ [G] _ that's all they've got _ _
_ _ Some _ lives wear out _ _
[Gm] _ like _ _ old tennis _ shoes _
_ _ [Am] No one _ can _ use, _ _ [G] it's _ _ sad but it's true _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ Didn't anybody [G] _ tell them?
_ [F] _ Didn't _ anybody [G] see? _ _
_ _ [F] _ Didn't anybody _ [G] love them _ _ [Dm] like you _ [G] love me? _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [G] _ _ _ Some _ _ people's _ eyes [Gm] _ _ fade _ like their _ dreams _ Too [Am] tired _ _ to _ rise, _ _ [G] too [D] tired _ _ [G] to sleep
_ _ And some _ _ people laugh _
_ [D] _ [Gm] when they need to [Am] cry _ _ And _ _ _ _ _ [G] they _ never _ know why
_ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _
Didn't anybody [G] tell _ them?
_ [F] That's not how it has to [G] _
be
_ _ [F] _ _
Didn't anybody [G] _ love them _ _ [Dm] like _ you love [G] me?
_ _ _ [E] _ Some _ [F#m] _ [E] people ask _ _ [Am] if the tears [E] have to fall [A] _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] Then why take _ [E] [D] your chances, _ _ _ [G] why _ bother _ _ at all? _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] And some [G] _ _
_ people's [Gm] lives _ _ _ are as _ cold as their [Am] _
lips _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ They [G] just need to _ be kissed _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ Didn't anybody _ [G] tell them?
_ _ [F] _ Didn't anybody _ [G] see? _ _
_ _ [F] _ Didn't anybody _ [G] _ love them [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] like you _ love [Am] _
me?
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Cause that's _ all _ they [C] _ _
_ need _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _