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People Have The Power chords by
Patti Smith
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1988•Rock•188 views•
5.0 (3)
Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I was dreaming in my dreaming
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Of an aspect bright and fair
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And my sleeping it was broken
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But my dream it lingered near
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In the form of shining valleys
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Where the pure air recognized
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And my senses newly opened
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I awakened to the cry
Pre-chorus 1
F#m
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That the people have the power
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To redeem the work of fools
F#m
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From the meek the graces shower
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It's decreed the people rule
Chorus 1
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People have the power
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People have the power
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People have the power
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People have the power
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Vengeful aspects became suspect
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And bending low as if to hear
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And the armies ceased advancing
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Because the people had their ear
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And the shepherds and the soldiers
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And they lay among the stars
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Exchanging visions
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And laying arms
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To waste in the dust
Pre-chorus 2
F#m
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In the form of shining valleys
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Where the pure air recognized
F#m
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And my senses newly opened
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I awakened to the cry
Chorus 2
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People have the power
Em
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People have the power
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People have the power
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People have the power
Interlude 2
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Verse 3
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Where there were deserts
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I saw fountains
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Like cream the waters rise
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And we strolled there together
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With none to laugh or criticize
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And the leopard
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And the lamb
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Lay together truly bound
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I was hoping in my hoping
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To recall what I had found
Pre-chorus 3
F#m
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I was dreaming in my dreaming
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God knows a purer view
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As I lay down to my sleeping
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I commit my dream to you
Chorus 3
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People have the power
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People have the power
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People have the power
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People have the power
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The power to dream to rule
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To wrestle the earth from fools
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But it's decreed the people rule
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But it's decreed the people rule
Bridge 1

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I believe everything we dream
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Can come to pass through our union
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We can turn the world around
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We can turn the earth's revolution
Chorus 4
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We have the power
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People have the power
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People have the power
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People have the power
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The power to dream to rule
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To wrestle the earth from fools
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But it's decreed the people rule
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But it's decreed the people rule
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We have the power
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We have the power
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The people have the power
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We have the power
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • F#m

    2

  • E

  • A

  • Em

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of People Have The Power by Patti Smith is D major.

The primary chords used in People Have The Power are D, G, F#m, E, A, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, F#m, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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