We Are The People Chords by John Mellencamp

[Start]

[Intro]
C#m C#sus4 A B C#m C#sus4
■   ■      ■ ■ ■   ■     
A C#sus4 C#m
■ ■      ■  


[Verse]
                  A        
If you're feelin' shut down
B                    C#m     
■ May my thoughts be with you
                            A                        B     
If you're a black man bein' beat down and shoved all around
                   C#m     
May my thoughts be with you
                          A               
If your world's gettin' a little too tough
B                         C#m     
You know our thoughts are with you
                     A              
Hey I know that it's crazy out there
B                     C#m     
■ And my thoughts are with you


[Chorus]
B            C#m   
■ We are the people
B             C#m     B
■ And we live forever ■
           C#m   
We are the people
        A                   B        C#m
And our future's written on the wind ■  
A B            
■ ■ On the wind


[Inst]
A C#sus4 C#m C#sus4 C#m Amaj7 G#m C#m
■ ■      ■   ■      ■   ■     ■   ■  


[Verse]
                      A       
If you are one of the homeless
B                     C#m     
■ May our thoughts be with you
           A               
If you are scared and alone
    B                          C#m
You know our thoughts are with you
                      A             
If you are one of the fortunate ones
B                C#m            
We all know it's lonely up there
                   A                   
We understand that nobody's got it made
B                   C#m     
So our thoughts are with you


[Chorus]
B            C#m       B   
■ We are the people oh yeah
            C#m    
And we live forever
B        C#m       
■ We are the people
        A                B      C#m  A
And our future's written on the wind ■
B      C#m 
On the wind


[Solo]
B C#m B C#m B C#m B C#m
■ ■   ■ ■   ■ ■   ■ ■  
B C#m B C#m7 B C#m B
■ ■   ■ ■    ■ ■   ■


[Verse]
C#m                   A     
You see yourself as a leader
B                         C#m7
■ May my thoughts be with you 
       C#m                   A      
If you ■   try to divide and conquer
B               C#m        
■ We'll rise up against you
                 A                  
We know only the strong will survive
B                   C#m    
■ But the meek will inherit
                           A             
So if you've got a coat of arms oh friend
B              C#m7   
■ I suggest we wear it


[Chorus]
B            C#m   
■ We are the people
B             C#m     B
■ And we live forever ■
           C#m   
We are the people
A      B    
Oh and ■ our
C#m A B C#m B C#m B C#m
■   ■ ■ ■   ■ ■   ■ ■  


[Outro]
B C#m B C#m B C#m B C#m
■ ■   ■ ■   ■ ■   ■ ■  
B C#m B C#m
■ ■   ■ ■