People Like Me

Intro:

Am C G  x2


Verse 1:

Am  C          G                
    Little man Joe's only five 
    Am
foot small

C           G                    
Thick black glasses and magnified
      Am
 eyes

C          G                     
Waxed back hair, it must have 
       Am  C  G
took some care----



Verse 2:

Am     C           G        Am
    He went to the war in '39

C             G                  
Worked on the railways all the 
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rest of the time

C            G                  
Tears in his eyes, shows in our 
Am C G   Am C G
pride--, pride---



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Chorus:

Am           G
Way over the hill

      C    Am
I can see

            C    Am
People like me

      C    Am
I can see

            C    Am
People like me


*Repeat intro*

Verse 3:

Am  C        G             
    Crazy Larry's got a bag of 
        Am
balloons

       C        G                 
With a queue of children in front 
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of him

       C  G                       
Making animals, he doesn't charge 
  Am C G
a dime---


Verse 4:

Am     C          G              Am
    He gives them to the passers-by

    C          G                  
But he doesn't charge, they don't 
        Am
realise

   C             G                
He just likes to see the light in 
      Am C G   Am C G
their eyes---, eyes---


*Repeat chorus*


Bridge:

         Dm        G
And it's just too late

         Dm        G
And it's just too late

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And it's just too late

         Dm        G
And it's just too late