Poem For The People chords by Chicago

piano:

Cmadd9 Cm ................
Bbmadd9 Bbm ..............
Cmadd9 Cm ................
Bbmadd9 Bbm ..............

 brass ensemble:

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Dbm  Absus4  Ab    Bm   Gb  D   C  G  Dbsus4 Ab

band in:

|Fmaj7  Ebmaj7  |Bmaj7    |Emaj7  Gb   |E   G   |

|Cm   Bb    |Ab  Bb  |C      |Dbmaj7   |Emaj7   |G    |

Verse 1:

Am    Ab+5    Am7/G  Gbm7-5
  If the people only knew
       Fmaj7
If they could visualize
   D9
Just open their eyes

Am   Ab+5      Am7/G  Gbm7-5
  Even stop to think a bout
       Fmaj7
If they could open their minds
   D9
They could get beyond

Chorus:
Dm        Db+5       Dm7/C   Bm7-5
  The world's a funny place, you know -ow
Bb        F/A
Most of what goes on
Gm7      F
  Is rarely funny
Gm7
  Rarely funny
  C  Bb/C C6  Bb/C
At ahh ahh  ahh all


|Am9    |Am9    |Am9    |Am9    |

|F#m9  Gm9|F#m9  Gm9|F#m9  Gm9|F#m9   |

|Am9    |Am9    |Am9    |Am9    |

|Ebmaj7  |Ebmaj7  |Ebmaj7  |Ebmaj7  |

|F#m9  Gm9|F#m9  Gm9|F#m9   |F#m9   |

Verse 2:

Am      Ab+5     Am7/G  Gbm7-5
  Could the people under stand
       Fmaj7
In all their whispered screams
  D9
And colorless dreams
Am      Ab+5      Am7/G  Gbm7-5
  Could they finally compre hend
       Fmaj7
If they could suddenly see
  D9
And suddenly feel

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Cmaj7 F6  Dmaj7 Cmaj7 F6  Dmaj7 Cmaj7 F6  Dmaj7

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Cmaj7 F6  Dmaj7 Cmaj7 F6  Dmaj7 Cmaj7 F6  Dmaj7

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Cmaj7 F6  Dmaj7 Cmaj7 F6  Dmaj7 Cmaj7 F6  Dmaj7

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Cmaj7 F6  Dmaj7 Cmaj7 F6  Dmaj7 Cmaj7 F6  Dmaj7


|F     |  F/Eb Dm7 F/C |


Dm        Db+5       Dm7/C   Bm7-5
  The world's a funny place, you know -ow
Bb        F/A
Most of what goes on
Gm7      F
  Is rarely funny
Gm7
  Rarely funny
  C  Bb/C C6  Bb/C
At ahh ahh  ahh all
C   Bb/C C6  Bb/C
ahh  ahh  ahh  all
C   Bb/C C6  Bb/C
ooo  ooo  ooo  ooo
C   Bb/C C6  Bb/C
ooo  ooo  ooo  ooo

|F    |G7    |Bb    |F    |