Chords for Lionel Richie - Se La - Dancing On The Ceiling - 1986 - Motown (Vinyl Record)
Tempo:
130.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
Dm
Bb
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[C] You [D]
[Dm] know sometimes [Am] I sit [Dm] and wonder [C] [Bb]
just [C] how this world
would [Dm] be [Dm] if [C] [Dm] we had [Am] people [Dm] laughing [C] and [Dm] everybody [C] living in [D] harmony.
[C] We'd have to [Bb] say, say la, say [Dm] la, [Dm] for [C] these [Bb] people, say [C] la, say [Dm] la.
If time [C] thought [Bb] about it, say [C] la, say [Dm]
la, [C] [Bb]
say [C] la, say [D] la.
There [Bb] would be no more [Am] living in [Dm] desolation and [C] [Dm] no more [Am] hatred [Dm] and hate.
[C] So how can you [Dm]
imagine [Am] all the [Dm] children playing and [C] [F] everyone
[Am] dancing in [D] the street?
[C] We'd say [Bb] la, say [C] la, [Am] say la, [Dm] [C] [Bb]
say [C] la, say [Dm] la, [C] [Bb] say [C] la, say [Dm] la.
You know what it's all [Bb] about, say [C] la, say [D]
la.
Play for the people.
[Dm]
[C] [Dm]
Play for the people.
[C] [Bb]
[Am] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] Play it on, play it on.
Play for the people.
[C] [Dm]
[Am] [D]
[Dm] I know [C] [Dm]
[C] it's [Dm] hard [C] to dream [Dm]
because [E] [F] [Dm] life should be [C] one big [Dm]
celebration.
Talking to you now, [C] only we can make [D] things right.
We [A] say [Bb]
la, say [C] la, say [Dm]
la.
[C] [Bb]
Say [C] la, say [Dm]
la.
[C] [Bb]
Say [C] la, [Dm] say la.
Talk about it, sing [Bb] about it, say [C] la, talk about it, say [D] la.
[Bb] All the children, [C] [Dm] talk about the children.
[C] [Bb] We've got to help this [C] [Dm] nation survive.
[Dm] [C] [Bb] One world, [C] one heart, [Dm] is our salvation.
[C] [Bb]
And [C] to keep the dream [D] alive, we say [Bb]
la, say [C] la.
[Dm]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [D]
And to serve, [Bb] don't believe in [C] that [Dm]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [D]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [Dm]
[G] fake [Bb] children.
[C] [Dm]
[Gm]
[D]
[Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[C] You [D]
[Dm] know sometimes [Am] I sit [Dm] and wonder [C] [Bb]
just [C] how this world
would [Dm] be [Dm] if [C] [Dm] we had [Am] people [Dm] laughing [C] and [Dm] everybody [C] living in [D] harmony.
[C] We'd have to [Bb] say, say la, say [Dm] la, [Dm] for [C] these [Bb] people, say [C] la, say [Dm] la.
If time [C] thought [Bb] about it, say [C] la, say [Dm]
la, [C] [Bb]
say [C] la, say [D] la.
There [Bb] would be no more [Am] living in [Dm] desolation and [C] [Dm] no more [Am] hatred [Dm] and hate.
[C] So how can you [Dm]
imagine [Am] all the [Dm] children playing and [C] [F] everyone
[Am] dancing in [D] the street?
[C] We'd say [Bb] la, say [C] la, [Am] say la, [Dm] [C] [Bb]
say [C] la, say [Dm] la, [C] [Bb] say [C] la, say [Dm] la.
You know what it's all [Bb] about, say [C] la, say [D]
la.
Play for the people.
[Dm]
[C] [Dm]
Play for the people.
[C] [Bb]
[Am] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] Play it on, play it on.
Play for the people.
[C] [Dm]
[Am] [D]
[Dm] I know [C] [Dm]
[C] it's [Dm] hard [C] to dream [Dm]
because [E] [F] [Dm] life should be [C] one big [Dm]
celebration.
Talking to you now, [C] only we can make [D] things right.
We [A] say [Bb]
la, say [C] la, say [Dm]
la.
[C] [Bb]
Say [C] la, say [Dm]
la.
[C] [Bb]
Say [C] la, [Dm] say la.
Talk about it, sing [Bb] about it, say [C] la, talk about it, say [D] la.
[Bb] All the children, [C] [Dm] talk about the children.
[C] [Bb] We've got to help this [C] [Dm] nation survive.
[Dm] [C] [Bb] One world, [C] one heart, [Dm] is our salvation.
[C] [Bb]
And [C] to keep the dream [D] alive, we say [Bb]
la, say [C] la.
[Dm]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [D]
And to serve, [Bb] don't believe in [C] that [Dm]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [D]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [Dm]
[G] fake [Bb] children.
[C] [Dm]
[Gm]
Key:
C
Dm
Bb
D
Am
C
Dm
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] You _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] know sometimes [Am] I _ sit [Dm] and wonder _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
just _ [C] how this world
would [Dm] be [Dm] if _ _ [C] _ [Dm] we had _ [Am] _ _ people [Dm] laughing _ _ _ [C] and [Dm] everybody _ _ [C] living in [D] harmony. _
_ _ _ _ [C] We'd have to [Bb] say, say la, _ say [Dm] la, [Dm] _ _ for [C] these [Bb] people, _ say [C] la, say [Dm] la.
_ If time [C] thought [Bb] about it, say [C] la, _ say [Dm] _
la, _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
say [C] la, say [D] la.
_ _ _ _ There [Bb] would be no more [Am] living in _ [Dm] desolation _ _ and [C] _ [Dm] no more _ [Am] _ hatred [Dm] and hate.
_ _ _ [C] So how can you [Dm] _
imagine _ [Am] all the [Dm] children playing _ _ and [C] _ [F] everyone _
_ _ [Am] _ dancing in [D] the street?
_ _ _ [C] We'd say [Bb] la, say [C] la, _ [Am] say la, [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
say [C] la, say [Dm] la, _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] say _ [C] la, _ say [Dm] la.
_ You know what it's all [Bb] about, say [C] la, say [D] _
la.
_ Play for the people.
_ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Play for the people.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] Play it on, play it on.
Play for the people.
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] I know _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] it's [Dm] hard _ _ [C] to dream _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ because [E] _ [F] _ _ [Dm] life should be [C] one big _ [Dm] _
celebration.
_ _ Talking to you now, _ _ [C] only we can make [D] things right.
_ We [A] say _ [Bb] _
la, say [C] la, say [Dm] _
la.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
Say [C] la, say [Dm] _
la.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
Say [C] la, _ [Dm] say _ la.
Talk about it, sing [Bb] about it, say [C] la, talk about it, say [D] la. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] All the children, [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] talk about the children.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] We've got to help this [C] _ _ _ [Dm] nation survive.
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] One world, _ [C] _ one heart, [Dm] is our salvation.
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
And [C] to keep the dream [D] alive, _ _ _ we say [Bb] _
la, say [C] la.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ And to serve, [Bb] don't believe in [C] that _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] fake [Bb] children. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] You _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] know sometimes [Am] I _ sit [Dm] and wonder _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
just _ [C] how this world
would [Dm] be [Dm] if _ _ [C] _ [Dm] we had _ [Am] _ _ people [Dm] laughing _ _ _ [C] and [Dm] everybody _ _ [C] living in [D] harmony. _
_ _ _ _ [C] We'd have to [Bb] say, say la, _ say [Dm] la, [Dm] _ _ for [C] these [Bb] people, _ say [C] la, say [Dm] la.
_ If time [C] thought [Bb] about it, say [C] la, _ say [Dm] _
la, _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
say [C] la, say [D] la.
_ _ _ _ There [Bb] would be no more [Am] living in _ [Dm] desolation _ _ and [C] _ [Dm] no more _ [Am] _ hatred [Dm] and hate.
_ _ _ [C] So how can you [Dm] _
imagine _ [Am] all the [Dm] children playing _ _ and [C] _ [F] everyone _
_ _ [Am] _ dancing in [D] the street?
_ _ _ [C] We'd say [Bb] la, say [C] la, _ [Am] say la, [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
say [C] la, say [Dm] la, _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] say _ [C] la, _ say [Dm] la.
_ You know what it's all [Bb] about, say [C] la, say [D] _
la.
_ Play for the people.
_ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Play for the people.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] Play it on, play it on.
Play for the people.
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] I know _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] it's [Dm] hard _ _ [C] to dream _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ because [E] _ [F] _ _ [Dm] life should be [C] one big _ [Dm] _
celebration.
_ _ Talking to you now, _ _ [C] only we can make [D] things right.
_ We [A] say _ [Bb] _
la, say [C] la, say [Dm] _
la.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
Say [C] la, say [Dm] _
la.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
Say [C] la, _ [Dm] say _ la.
Talk about it, sing [Bb] about it, say [C] la, talk about it, say [D] la. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] All the children, [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] talk about the children.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] We've got to help this [C] _ _ _ [Dm] nation survive.
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] One world, _ [C] _ one heart, [Dm] is our salvation.
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
And [C] to keep the dream [D] alive, _ _ _ we say [Bb] _
la, say [C] la.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ And to serve, [Bb] don't believe in [C] that _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] fake [Bb] children. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _