People Have the Power — Patti Smith
Chords and lyrics for People Have the Power by Patti Smith (key of D).
Verse 1
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Verse 1
I was [D]dreaming in my [G]dreaming
Of an [D]aspect bright and [G]fair
And my [D]sleeping, it was [G]broken
But my [D]dream it lingered [G]near
In the [D]form of shining [G]valleys
Where the [D]pure air [G]recognised
And my [D]senses newly [G]opened
I [D]awakened to the [G]cry
Pre-Chorus
That the [F#m]people have the [G]power
To [D]redeem the work of [E]fools
Upon the [F#m]meek the graces [G]shower
It's [D]decreed, the people [A]rule
Chorus
People have the [D]power[G]
People have the [Em]power[A]
People have the [D]power [G]
People have the [Em]power[A]
Interlude
/ D / G / x2
Verse 2
Vengeful [D]aspects became [G]suspect
And bending [D]low as if to [G]hear
And the [D]armies ceased [G]advancing
Because the [D]people had their [G]ear
And the [D]shepherds and the [G]soldiers
Lay [D]beneath among the [G]stars
Exchanging [D]visions and laying [G]arms
To [D]waste in the [G]dust
Pre-Chorus
In the [F#m]form of shining [G]valleys
Where the [D]pure air [E]recognised
And my [F#m]senses newly [G]opened
I [D]awakened to the [A]cry
Chorus
People have the [D]power[G]
People have the [Em]power[A]
People have the [D]power [G]
People have the [Em]power[A]
Interlude
/ D / G / x4
Verse 3
Where there were [D]deserts I saw [G]fountains
Like [D]cream the waters [G]rise
And we [D]strolled there [G]together
With none to [D]laugh or [G]criticise
And the [D]leopard and the [G]lamb
Lay [D]together truly [G]bound
I was [D]hoping in my [G]hoping
To [D]recall what I had [G]found
Pre-Chorus
I was [F#m]dreaming in my [G]dreaming
God [D]knows a purer [E]view
As I [F#m]lay down to my [G]sleeping
I [D]commit my dream to [A]you
Chorus
People have the [D]power[G]
People have the [Em]power[A]
People have the [D]power [G]
People have the [Em]power[A]
The power to [D]dream, to [G]rule
To [Em]wrestle the world from [A]fools
It's [D]decreed, the people [G]rule
It's [Em]decreed, the people [A]rule
Listen, [D]I believe [G]everything we dream
Can [Em]come to pass through our [A]union
[D]We can turn the [G]world around
[Em]We can turn the [A]earth's revolution
People have the [D]power[G]
People have the [Em]power[A]
People have the [D]power [G]
People have the [Em]power[A]
The power to [D]dream, to [G]rule
To [Em]wrestle the world from [A]fools
It's [D]decreed, the people [G]rule
It's [Em]decreed, the people [A]rule
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