People of the world    (video)

 

    C                       F                  G            C

1.     Let there be light where there was darkness,

                        F                  G            Am

    let there be love where there was hate,

                       E                   Am

    even in the terrors of the night,

                     F        G               C

    sooner or later, comes the day.

 

    C                       F                G            C

2.     Let there be joy where there was sorrow,

                         F                  G            Am

    let there be hope where there was none,

                                  E                          Am

    and even as your life-blood flowed away,

                          F        G       C

    Neda, your heart is living on.

 

                         C               F          C

People of the world stand up for freedom,

            Am             F            G

voices call from a distant shore,

            Am           Em              F           C

for the winds of change are blowing stronger,

       Dm                G          Dm                     G           C

and evil men will fall, for freedom will not wait anymore.

 

     C                         F                  G             C

3.     Let there be spring where there was winter,

                           F                  G            Am

    let there be green where there was grey,

                         E                     Am

    even as the lion seems to sleep,

                     F       G          C

    sooner or later, he will wake.

 

+  CHORUS       + instrumental = CHORUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                              C                F           C

    Women of the world have died for freedom,

                      Am             F            G

    hear them call from a distant shore,

               Am           Em               F            C

    for the winds of change are blowing stronger,

           Dm                   G          Dm                    G                   C

    and evil men must fall, for freedom will not wait here anymore.

 

(orig. moves up a full note to capo 7th here)

 

                             C               F          C

    People of the world stand up for freedom,

               Am              F            G

    voices call from a distant shore,

                Am          Em               F           C

    for the winds of change are blowing stronger,

           Dm                G

    and evil men will fall.

 

                             C               F            C

    People of the world have died for freedom,

                     Am              F            G

    hear them call from a distant shore,

                Am          Em               F           C

    for the winds of change are blowing stronger,

           Dm                G          Dm                     G                    C

    and evil men will fall, for freedom will not wait here anymo.....re.

         C       F         C

    (People of the world).

 

(orig. = capo 5th)    (Chris de Burgh)