People On A String Chords by Roberta Flack
Tempo:
117.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
Gm
G
Fm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ebm] [F] All [Bb] things beneath [E] the sun, [C] beneath [Ab] [Db] the sun, [G] seem real, [C] seem one.
[Fm] But [Db] all are [D] not the [Em] way they're [C] meant to [Fm]
[Db] be.
Free from all [Fm] awe and [G]
[Em] dishonesty, [C] [Ebm] [F] dishonesty.
[Bb]
[G] My [F] love, [C] new [Fm]
[Db] night, [G] [C] not one star [F] that shines, [Bb] no star [Eb]
that shines.
[A] Distance and [Bm]
time, [D] [Gm] when [Eb] hands faster than the [E] [A] eye [D] can see, [Fm] take [G] all [E] we [Eb]
really [Gm] love.
[D]
[Dm]
[A]
[Dm]
[Gm] How [Bb] to keep our
[Gm] babies [Dm]
from [Gm] [D] you, [E]
[Dm] [Gm]
[D] all things [Dm] [Gm]
leave people want [D]
to be.
[Ebm] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Fm]
[F] [G] [C] [E]
[Fm] When [Db] games go beyond the games [Dm] all [G] of [C] us play, [Fm] no one [Db] is free from all and [Fm] [G] dishonesty, [C]
[Ebm] [F] [Bb] dishonesty.
[G] My [D] [C]
[Fm] love, all things, [Db] all things we know, [F] all things beautiful, [C]
[Fm] soon we find they change and go, [Em] change and [Gbm] go.
[D] When [Gm]
[Eb] to take [G] control of destiny, [Eb] no [Gm] [A] [D]
need to [Fm] [G] [Em]
be [E] [Eb] free.
[G] My [D]
[Dm]
[E] [Dm]
[Bb] love, it's [Gm] hard [Dm] to [Bb] keep on [Gm]
waiting, [Dm] can't [E]
afford [Dm] to lose you [Gm] too.
I love
[D] all things, [Bb] [D]
[Gm] like people on the [D] street.
[Fm] But [Db] all are [D] not the [Em] way they're [C] meant to [Fm]
[Db] be.
Free from all [Fm] awe and [G]
[Em] dishonesty, [C] [Ebm] [F] dishonesty.
[Bb]
[G] My [F] love, [C] new [Fm]
[Db] night, [G] [C] not one star [F] that shines, [Bb] no star [Eb]
that shines.
[A] Distance and [Bm]
time, [D] [Gm] when [Eb] hands faster than the [E] [A] eye [D] can see, [Fm] take [G] all [E] we [Eb]
really [Gm] love.
[D]
[Dm]
[A]
[Dm]
[Gm] How [Bb] to keep our
[Gm] babies [Dm]
from [Gm] [D] you, [E]
[Dm] [Gm]
[D] all things [Dm] [Gm]
leave people want [D]
to be.
[Ebm] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Fm]
[F] [G] [C] [E]
[Fm] When [Db] games go beyond the games [Dm] all [G] of [C] us play, [Fm] no one [Db] is free from all and [Fm] [G] dishonesty, [C]
[Ebm] [F] [Bb] dishonesty.
[G] My [D] [C]
[Fm] love, all things, [Db] all things we know, [F] all things beautiful, [C]
[Fm] soon we find they change and go, [Em] change and [Gbm] go.
[D] When [Gm]
[Eb] to take [G] control of destiny, [Eb] no [Gm] [A] [D]
need to [Fm] [G] [Em]
be [E] [Eb] free.
[G] My [D]
[Dm]
[E] [Dm]
[Bb] love, it's [Gm] hard [Dm] to [Bb] keep on [Gm]
waiting, [Dm] can't [E]
afford [Dm] to lose you [Gm] too.
I love
[D] all things, [Bb] [D]
[Gm] like people on the [D] street.
Key:
D
Gm
G
Fm
C
D
Gm
G
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [F] All _ [Bb] things beneath [E] the sun, _ [C] beneath [Ab] _ [Db] the sun, [G] seem real, [C] seem _ one.
[Fm] But _ [Db] all are [D] not the [Em] way they're [C] meant to [Fm] _ _
[Db] be.
Free from all [Fm] awe and [G] _
[Em] dishonesty, [C] _ _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ dishonesty.
[Bb] _
_ _ [G] _ My [F] _ love, _ [C] _ _ _ new [Fm] _ _
[Db] night, [G] _ [C] not one star [F] that shines, _ [Bb] no star [Eb]
that shines.
[A] _ _ Distance and [Bm] _
time, [D] [Gm] when _ _ [Eb] hands faster than the [E] _ [A] eye [D] can see, [Fm] take [G] all [E] we _ _ [Eb] _
_ really [Gm] _ _ love.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] How [Bb] to keep our _
_ _ [Gm] _ babies [Dm] _ _
from [Gm] _ _ [D] you, _ _ [E] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] all _ _ _ _ things [Dm] _ [Gm] _
leave people want _ _ [D] _
_ to be. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Fm] _
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Fm] When [Db] games go beyond the games [Dm] all [G] of [C] us play, [Fm] no one [Db] is free from all and [Fm] _ [G] dishonesty, [C] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] dishonesty. _
[G] _ _ My [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Fm] love, all things, [Db] all things we know, [F] all things beautiful, _ [C] _
[Fm] soon we find they change and go, [Em] change and [Gbm] go.
_ [D] When [Gm] _ _
_ [Eb] to take [G] _ control of _ _ _ destiny, _ _ [Eb] no _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
need to [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
be [E] _ [Eb] _ free. _
[G] My _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] love, it's [Gm] hard [Dm] to [Bb] keep on _ _ [Gm] _ _
waiting, [Dm] _ can't _ _ _ [E] _
_ afford _ [Dm] to lose you _ [Gm] too.
_ I love _ _
_ [D] all things, [Bb] _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ like people on _ _ _ _ the [D] street. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] But _ [Db] all are [D] not the [Em] way they're [C] meant to [Fm] _ _
[Db] be.
Free from all [Fm] awe and [G] _
[Em] dishonesty, [C] _ _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ dishonesty.
[Bb] _
_ _ [G] _ My [F] _ love, _ [C] _ _ _ new [Fm] _ _
[Db] night, [G] _ [C] not one star [F] that shines, _ [Bb] no star [Eb]
that shines.
[A] _ _ Distance and [Bm] _
time, [D] [Gm] when _ _ [Eb] hands faster than the [E] _ [A] eye [D] can see, [Fm] take [G] all [E] we _ _ [Eb] _
_ really [Gm] _ _ love.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] How [Bb] to keep our _
_ _ [Gm] _ babies [Dm] _ _
from [Gm] _ _ [D] you, _ _ [E] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] all _ _ _ _ things [Dm] _ [Gm] _
leave people want _ _ [D] _
_ to be. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Fm] _
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Fm] When [Db] games go beyond the games [Dm] all [G] of [C] us play, [Fm] no one [Db] is free from all and [Fm] _ [G] dishonesty, [C] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] dishonesty. _
[G] _ _ My [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Fm] love, all things, [Db] all things we know, [F] all things beautiful, _ [C] _
[Fm] soon we find they change and go, [Em] change and [Gbm] go.
_ [D] When [Gm] _ _
_ [Eb] to take [G] _ control of _ _ _ destiny, _ _ [Eb] no _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
need to [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
be [E] _ [Eb] _ free. _
[G] My _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] love, it's [Gm] hard [Dm] to [Bb] keep on _ _ [Gm] _ _
waiting, [Dm] _ can't _ _ _ [E] _
_ afford _ [Dm] to lose you _ [Gm] too.
_ I love _ _
_ [D] all things, [Bb] _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ like people on _ _ _ _ the [D] street. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _