Birdy - People Help the People: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "People Help the People" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn People Help the People Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Birdy

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "People Help the People" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F#                                 A#m
God knows what is hiding in those weak and drunken hearts
            G#         G#sus4    G#
I guess he kissed the girls and made them cry
      F#
those hardfaced queens of misadventure
F#                                 A#m
God knows what is hiding in those weak and sunken eyes
  G#             G#sus4   G#
a fiery throng of muted angels
       F#
Giving love but getting nothing back

Chorus:
F#               A#m
People help the people
              G#
And if you're homesick
                           F#
Give me your hand and I'll hold it
F#               A#m
People help the people
                 G#
And nothing will drag you down
       D#m   C#    F#
Oh and if I had a brain,
       D#m   C#    F#
Oh and if I had a brain
        D#m        C#       F#
I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool
      D#m               F7           F#
That turned, all those good hearts away

God knows what is hiding in this world of little consequence
Behind the tears, inside the lies
A thousand slowly dying sunsets
God knows what is hiding in those weak and drunken hearts
I guess the loneliness came knocking
No one needs to be alone or sinking

Chorus:
People help the people
And if you're homesick, give me your hand and I'll hold it
People help the people
Nothing will drag you down
Oh, and if I had a brain
Oh, and if I had a brain
I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool
That turned, all those good hearts away

Nah, Naaah, nah, nah, naaaaahhhhhh, oooouuuu
Nah, Naaah, nah, nah, naaaaahhhhhh, oooouuuu

Chorus:
People help the people
And if you're homesick,
give me your hand and I'll hold it
People help the people
Nothing will drag you down
Oh, and if I had a brain
Oh, and if I had a brain
I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool
That turned all those good hearts away


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

F7

Guitar chord F7

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#sus4

Guitar chord G#sus4

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "People Help the People" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "People Help the People" by Birdy.