Metric - The People: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The People" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

     Bm
Not looking for reason, not trying to understand
      F#m
Not trying to catch your eye,
not trying to touch your hand
      Bm
Not trying to show you part of me
no one else can find
    F#m
But I will bring a song to you,
  Em
who will buy my time?

Not looking for reason, not trying to understand
Not trying to catch your eye,
not trying to touch your hand
Not trying to show you part of
me no one else can find
But I will bring a song to you,
who will buy my time?

Chorus:
Bm
People get philosophical and say there is no future
       F#m                            Em
I am trying to tear myself away from your eyes
      Bm
The people get philosophical
and say there is no future
F#m                        Em
Nothing is as blinding as your eyes

Not watching the seasons, watching days flow by
No quenchless autumn breezes, late tomorrow skies
Are you frightened by the moments,
how they softly lie
Where I thought I would always be,
I let myself get by

Chorus

The people get by, the people get by
The people get by, the people get by
Get by, get by, get by, get by...
Not looking for an ending to make the pieces fit
Need is always pending on how much you can get
How much you can get

Chorus

The people get by, the people get by
The people get by, the people get by
Get by, get by, get by, get by...

Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now...


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "The People" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The People" by Metric.