Talking Heads - People Like Us: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "People Like Us" 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.
G Bm C D In 1950 when I was born G Bm C D Papa couldn't afford to buy us much F A# F C He said be proud of what you are D A G There's something special 'bout people like us Chorus: Em G People like us C A C Who will answer the telephone Em G People like us C D Growing big as a house Em G People like us C D Gonna make it because C Bm G C G We don't want freedom C Bm G C G We don't want justice C Bm A C D We just wa-a-a-ant someone to love I was called upon in the 3rd grade class I gave my answer and it caused a fuss I'm not the same as ev'ryone else And times were hard for people like us Chorus G Bm C D Someone to love G Bm C D Well now C G What good is freedom? G A C God laughs at people like us C G I see it coming A C D Like a light coming down from above The clouds roll by and the moon comes up How long must we live in the heat of the sun Millions of people are waitin' on love And this is a song about people like us Chorus: People like us Who will answer the telephone People like us Growing big as a house People like us Gonna make it because We don't want freedom We don't want justice We just want someone to love Someone to love Someone to love, hey-hey-hey Someone to love You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  Bm  C  D  Em  F  G  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 Like Us" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "People Like Us" by Talking Heads.