Song: We Are the People
Artist: Empire of the Sun
Album: Walking on a Dream
Transcribed by Ben Donnelly & Katy Scott
Note: We have been listening to this album non-stop over Christmas 2008.
Play around with the chords that you think sound the best.
The second guitar brings in a richer sound (just the substitute the alternative
versions of the chords).
Normal Tuning
Chords
Guitar #1
[Em] 022000
[E7sus4] 020200
[C] x35500
[D] xx0323
Guitar #2
Em (alt) 079080
E7sus4 (alt) 0(12)0(11)00
[C](alt) 320010
[D] (alt) xx0230
Intro - [Em], [E7sus4], [C], [Em], [E7sus4]
Verse #1
[Em] [E7sus4]
We can remember swimming in December
[C] [Em] [E7sus4]
Heading for the city lights in 1975
[Em] [E7sus4]
We share in each other nearer than father
[C] [Em] [E7sus4]
The scent of a lemon drips from your eyes
Bridge #1
[Em]
We are the people that rule the world
[E7sus4]
A force running in every boy and girl
[C]
All rejoicing in the world
[Em] [E7sus4]
Take me now – we can try
Verse #2 (Same as before)
We lived an adventure love in the summer
Followed the sun till night reminiscing other times of life
For each every other the feeling was stronger
The shock hit eleven – got lost in your eyes
Chorus:
[C] [Em]
I can’t do well when I think you’re gonna leave me
[D]
But I know I try
[C] [Em]
Are you gonna leave me now
[D]
Can’t you be believing now
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse #3
Can you remember and humanise
It was still where we’d energised
Lie in the sand and visualise like it’s 75 again
Bridge:
We are the people that rule the world
A force running in every boy and girl
All rejoicing in the world
Take me now – we can try
(Repeat Chorus) X2
I know everything about you
You know everything about me
Know everything about us
(Repeat Chorus) X4 till fade
