Song for the People chords by Rare Americans

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
 (A minor) People underestimated
me my whole life
E 
Didn't take me seriously,  (E major) that's right
Am 
I  (A minor) scraped and clawed,
poked and prod
E 
Put myself in sticky situations,  (E major) hands of God

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Verse 2

I came out the other side,

wide- eyed

Perspective, directive, mind in stride

I worked at the craft and I

busted my ass

I refined, streamlined,

workin' through each draft

Verse 3
Am 
 (A minor) Nothin' ever happens,
unless you put in the work
That much I understood,
E 
the dedic (E major) ation it took
Am 
 (A minor) Song after song, scrapin' along
When everyone says,
G 
"Y (G major) ou're doin' it wrong"

Verse 4
Am 
I won't  (A minor) fold, I won't hide,
I will sing, I will fight
And if I fall,
E 
man, I'll bounce back  (E major) every time
Am 
My  (A minor) aim isn't wealth or luxury rides
My currency's the difference
in a million kids lives

Verse 5
Am 
This is a song for the people  (A minor) 
C 
E 
Tryin' to find what makes  (C major) them go  (E major) 
Am 
 (A minor) Bump, bump- bump- bump,
bump- bump, bump- bump, bump
G 
Bump, bump- bump-  (G major) bump,
Am 
E 
bump-  (A minor) bump, bump- bump,  (E major) bump

Verse 6
Am 
 (A minor) This is a song for the people
C 
E 
Tryin' to find what makes  (C major) them go  (E major) 
Bump, bump- bump- bump,
C 
E 
bump-  (C major) bump, bump- bump,  (E major) bump
Am 
Bump, bump-  (A minor) bump- bump,
E 
Am 
bump-  (E major) bump, bump- bump,  (A minor) bump

Verse 7
Wake up and obsessively start
E 
scrollin' the phone  (E major) 
Am 
 (A minor) Feed it to me baby,
E 
make me  (E major) feel more alone
Am 
A hotter  (A minor) chick, a better bod,
a famous friend, a fatter wad
It's no wonder feelin' pleasure
E 
is becom (E major) in' so hard

Verse 8
Am 
You need a  (A minor) little blind faith,
maybe puffin' on an eighth
Or just fake it 'til you make it
C 
E 
man, whatever  (C major) it  (E major) takes
Am 
 (A minor) Roll the boulder son,
kill the inner bitch in you
Push it up the hill 'til
E 
you're ad (E major) mirin' the view

Verse 9
Am 
But  (A minor) once you're at the top you can't stop,
or you'll drop
'Cause someone's comin'
E 
up, lookin' to  (E major) take your spot
Am 
Oppor (A minor) tunities come to you
E 
Am 
E 
 (E major) But  (A minor) not 'til you've paid your dues  (E major) 

Verse 10
Am 
 (A minor) This is a song for the people
C 
E 
Tryin' to find what makes  (C major) them go  (E major) 
Am 
 (A minor) Bump, bump- bump- bump,
bump- bump, bump- bump, bump
G 
Bump, bump- bump-  (G major) bump,
F 
E 
bump-  (F major) bump, bump- bump,  (E major) bump

Verse 11
Am 
 (A minor) This is a song for the people
E 
Tryin' to find what makes them go  (E major) 
Bump, bump- bump- bump,
bump- bump, bump- bump, bump
Bump, bump- bump- bump,
bump- bump, bump- bump, bump
Am 
G 
 (A minor)  (G major) 

Verse 12
C 
E 
 (C major)  (E major) 
Am 
G 
Man,  (A minor) I   just keep askin'  (G major) myself
C 
Is this the  (C major) life that I'm meant for?
E 
Is there  (E major) something else?
Am 
Self- sabot (A minor) age,
G 
my  (G major) own worst foe
C 
Self- trapped in  (C major) cycles where the
E 
 (E major) doubt just grows
Am 
Self-  (A minor) help books to re

Verse 13
G 
 (G major) set the brain
C 
E 
Self-  (C major) medicate to  (E major) mask the pain
Am 
Self- re (A minor) flect mistakes,
G 
try to  (G major) learn somethin'
C 
E 
Self-  (C major) love when I  (E major) feel broken
Am 
Self-  (A minor) promise to begin with the

Verse 14
G 
 (G major) 
end in mind
C 
Self-  (C major) driven,
E 
'cause it's only a hill  (E major) I  can climb
Am 
G 
The mastery  (A minor) of self  (G major) 
C 
E 
is the  (C major) greatest of  (E major) wealth
Am 
G 
The  (A minor) mastery of self  (G major) is the
C 
E 
 (C major) greatest of  (E major) wealth

Verse 15
Am 
 (A minor) This is a song for the people
C 
E 
Tryin' to find what makes  (C major) them go  (E major) 
Am 
 (A minor) Bump, bump- bump- bump, bump- bump,
bump- bump, bump
G 
Bump, bump- bump-  (G major) bump,
E 
bump-  (E major) bump, bump- bump, bump

Verse 16
Am 
 (A minor) This is a song for the people
C 
E 
Tryin' to find what makes  (C major) them go  (E major) 
Bump, bump- bump- bump,
bump- bump, bump- bump, bump
Bump, bump- bump- bump,
bump- bump, bump- bump, bump