People Are People chords by Depeche Mode (Official Version)

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Am
C
F
Dsus2
Bb
Dm
G
Fmaj7
G6

Intro 1
[Drums & effects]
Am 
C 
Am 
Am 
C 
Am 
Am 
C 
Am 
Am 
C 
Am 
Am 
C 
Am 
Am 
Am 

Chorus 1
Am 
People are people, so why should it be?
F 
Dsus2 
C 
You and I should get along so awfully
Am 
People are people, so why should it be?
F 
Dsus2 
C 
You and I should get along so awfully
Am 
Am 
Bb 

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Verse 1

So we're different colors,

and we're different breeds

And different people, have

Dsus2

different needs obvious you hate me,

though I've done nothing wrong

I've never even met you,

Dsus2

so what could I have done?

Pre-chorus 1

I can't understand

What makes a man hate another man?

Chorus 2
Help me understand
Am 
People are people, so why should it be?
F 
Dsus2 
C 
You and I should get along so awfully
Am 
People are people, so why should it be?
F 
Dsus2 
C 
You and I should get along so awfully
Am 
Am 

Interlude 1

Help me understand, help me understand

Help me understand

Verse 2
Am 
Now you're punching, and you're kicking
And you're shouting at me
F 
Dsus2 
C 
I'm relying on your common decen    cy
Am 
So far it hasn't surfaced but I'm sure it exists
F 
It just takes a while to travel
Dsus2 
C 
from your head     to your fist

Pre-chorus 2

I can't understand

What makes a man hate another man?

Chorus 3
Help me understand
Am 
People are people, so why should it be?
F 
Dsus2 
C 
You and I should get along so awfully
Am 
People are people, so why should it be?
F 
Dsus2 
C 
You and I should get along so awfully
Am 
Am 
Am 

Outro 1
Fmaj7 
Dm 
Fmaj7 
I can't understand what make a man
G6 
hate another man
Fmaj7 
Help me understand
Dm 
Fmaj7 
I can't understand what make a man
G6 
hate another man
Help me understand
|Repeat and fade out]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Am
C
F
Dsus2
Bb
Dm
G
Fmaj7
G6

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A minorBPM: 120

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of People Are People by Depeche Mode, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn People Are People the way Depeche Mode intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.