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Give the People What They Want Chords

Music by: The O'Jays
Tone C minor BPM 98 Views 15
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[Intro 1]
[Am]
[D][E][Am][E][Am][G]

[Verse 1]
You [Am]got
to give the people, now
Give the people what they want
Well, [C]well, [Am]well, well
Don't you [D]know you You

[Verse 2]
got to give the people
Give the people what they [Am]want?[E][C][Am]
[D]But I

[Verse 3]
done been all over the world
[C]And[D] everybody feels the[C] same[D]
[C]It's a un[E]animous decision
I said we're ready for a change,
[D]yea[E]h, yeah, yeah
Don't [Am]know you

[Verse 4]
Got to give the people (give it up)
Give the people [G]what [Am]they want?
Well, [C]well

[Verse 5]
[Am]Don't you know you just ough[D]ta
You got to give the people
Well, well
Give the people what they want
[Am][C]

[Verse 6]
[Am]
[D]Well, it's about time
for things to get better
We want the truth,
the truth and no [C]more [D]lies[Dsus4]
[C]We want fre[E]edom, justice and equality
[D]I w[E]ant it for you and I want it for m[D]e

[Verse 7]
[E]You, you, [Am]don't you?
Got to give the people (give it up)

[Verse 8]
Give the people what they want
[Am]Don't you know, don't you [D]know you
Got to give the people (give it up)
Give the people what they [Am]want?
Yeah, [D]yeah, yeah,
[C][D][C][D][C][E]
[Am]oh, [E]yeah[Am]

[Verse 9]
And you got to give
the people (give it up)
Give the people [D]what [Am]they want

[Verse 10]
[Am](You better) Don't ya know,
don't ya [D]know you
Got to give the people, give it up
Give the people what they
[Am]want?[C][Am]
Don't you [D]know that [C]you just

[Verse 11]
Give [Am]the people, give the people what
Give the people what,
give 'em what [C]they want

[Verse 12]
You [Am]better, you better, you better
[C]Give the people wha[Am]t,
give the people what
Give the people what,
give 'em what [C]they want[Am]

[Verse 13]
Don't you know, [D]don't you know ya
[C]Give the people what,
[Am]give the people what
Give the people what,
give 'em what they want?
[C][Am][C][Am]

[Verse 14]
People [C]want better [Am]education now,
now
People [Em]want better [Am]food [D]to eat
[Am]People want, hey,
[C]bet[Am]ter housing
People [C]need [Am]money, money
People need equality
People [C]need [Am]understanding
People [Em]need [Am]freedom
And [E]gotta, got[Am]ta, gotta,
gotta, got, you, you, you

[Verse 15]
You better [C]Give the
people what, give
the [Am]people what
Give the people what, give 'em
what they want
[C]

[Verse 16]
[Am]
[C]Don't you know you
Give the people [Am]what,
give the people what
Give the people what,

[Outro 1]
give 'em what they want
[Am][C][Am][C][Am]
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