My take on Banjamin Clementine's The People and I. Hope you like it. Suggestions are welcome. Cheers!
Chords used:
Em Em7 Bm Am Am7 D Dsus4 C Cadd9 C/G G F Dm C#dim F#/D
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A|-2-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-x-|-x-|-3-|-3-|-3-|-2-|-3-|-x-|-4-|-x-|
D|-2-|-2-|-4-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-3-|-0-|-5-|-0-|
G|-0-|-0-|-4-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-6-|-2-|
H|-0-|-3-|-3-|-1-|-1-|-3-|-3-|-1-|-3-|-1-|-3-|-1-|-3-|-4-|-3-|
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[Intro]
Em| Bm| Am| Dsus4 D| (2x) Em |Bm| Em| Bm| C| Bm| Cadd9| Dsus4| D| D
[Verse 1]
Em
Woman,
Bm
Why are you looking at me?
Am
Woman,
Dsus4 D
What are you looking for?
Em
Here,
Bm
The nations plead
Am
to hear,
Dsus4 D
how our darling fall came about
Bm
And woman,
Em
don't close your eyes
Bm
Let's be fair,
Em
We stand no more chance
C Bm
And I am done
Cadd9
And these times, our precious times
Dsus4 D
Only for the people and I
[Verse 2]
Em
Woman,
Bm
the truth is here
Am
They are all,
Dsus4 D
to see it clear
Em
And excuse me I'm in the middle of a song,
Bm
Right after two years long
Am Dsus4 D
In between different sheets found beyond the seeds...
Bm
Woman,
Em
Don't close your eyes
Bm
Let's be fair,
Em
We stand no chance
C Bm
And I am done
Cadd9
And these moments, our precious moments
Dsus4 D
Only for the people and I
Em | Bm | Am| Dsus4 D | (2x)
For the Mmmmmmmmmm....-part: (Listen to the song. There's some strange stuff going on rythmically!)
Bm|Bm Em|Bm Em| Bm Em| Bm C C/G| C Bm | G Am7 | G F | Em Dm | C#dim Dsus4 | D | D
[Bridge]
G F#/D Em7 F#/D
Boys, boys
G F#/D Em7 F#/D
Did I sing for the people and I?
G F#/D Em7 F#/D
And I write for the people and I
G F#/D Em7
I speak for the people and I
C Bm
Cause they are done
C Bm
And we are done
C Bm
And I am done
[Outro]
Cadd9 Dsus4 D G
So these moments and times are precious for the people and I