People Live Here – Rise Against
Standard tuning
--Capo 4--
* = Strum once
Em' = e|--0--------
B|--0--------
G|--0--------
D|--2--------
A|--0h2------
E|--0--------
D C
^ = e|----------------0--
B|----------------1--
G|-----2/4--2--0--0--
D|----------------2--
A|----------------3--
E|----------------3--
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[Intro]
Em' | C | G | G x2
[Verse 1]
Em' C G (G)
My god is better than yours.
Em' C G D C
And the walls of my house are so thick I hear nothing at all.
G D Em C G D ^
I followed you out in the storm, but it carried you off.
C G D Em C (C) D (D)
And I burned every picture of yours, was that not enough?
Em' C G (G)
My gun is bigger than yours,
Em' C G D C
So let's arm the masses and see what the bastards do then.
G D Em C G D ^
Walking tall once set us apart, now we're down on all fours.
C G D Em C (C) D (D)
Do you cry my name in the dark, like I do yours?
[Chorus 1]
Am Em G D
These storms are getting stronger now, trusses all bend and sway.
Am Em G D
Lightning hits, the power goes out in the fray.
C (D) Em G D
As the waves crash high and the shoreline disappears,
C (C) (C) D*
I will scream to the sky: "Hey, people live here!"
Em' | C | G | G x2
1st half of "verse 2":
Em C G
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------0-----0----0-----0---|
D|----2-----2----0-----0-----|
A|--------3----------2-------|
E|--0----------3-------------|
(My dreams are..)
[Verse 2]
Em C G (G)
My dreams are not unlike yours,
Em C G D C
They long for the safety and break like a glass chandelier.
G D Em C G D ^
But there's laughter and oh there is love, just past the edge of our fears.
C G D Em C (C) D (D)
And there is chaos when push comes to shove, but it's music to my ears.
[Chorus 2]
Am Em G D
May you be in heaven before the devil knows you're dead.
Am Em G D
May these winds be always at your back.
C (D) Em G D
'Cause when we're all just ghosts and the madness overtakes us,
C (C) (C) D*
We will look at the ashes and say: "People lived here."
[Bridge]
D
Em | G | C | C x2
Em G C (C)
From the penthouse to the holy martyr,
Em G C (C)
Sea to shining sea,
Em G C (C)
From the coffins full of kindergartners,
Em G C (C)
Is this what you call free?
Em G C (C)
From the hate that drips from all your crosses,
Em G C (C)
Are your hands so clean?
Em G C (C)
And the wildfire, it is spreading far,
Em G D (D)
From sea to shining sea.
[End:]
C* D* Em* G* D*
When we're all just ghosts and the madness overtakes us,
C D
I will scream to the sky, yeah I'll scream to the sky,
C D* (Em)
Yeah I'll scream to the sky: "Hey, people live here."