Em D G C
If everybody were poor, we would all be rich
Em D G C
If everybody up on this Earth were poor, we would all be rich
Em D G
If I had no work, I would enjoy life
C Em
I would put my family first
D G
I would spend some time with my baby
C
I would love 'em more and more
Em D G C
If I was poor, I'd cut down trees to build my roof
Em D
I'd hunt in the forest
G C
Get my fish from the ocean
Em D G
Yeah, and we would live like a king and the queen
C Em
And we would have a little princess or prince
D G C
We would never have felt more free
[Chorus]
Em D G C
People, people will always be people to me
Em D G C
Yeah, people, people will always be people to me
Em D
Yeah, we do wrong, we do right
G C
Yeah, we do wrong and we do right
Em D
Yeah, we do wrong and do right
G C Em
'Cause people will always be people to me
[Verse]
D G
Here comes another Friday (Friday)
C Em
I haven't had work in weeks
D G
I just wanna make a living (Living)
C Em
And I promise I wouldn't need the sleep
D G C
If I could work every day, work every day
Work every day
Em D G C
Oh no, work every day, work every day, work every day
Em D
I, I'd even work at night
G C
I'd never take a day off rest of my life
Em D
I would send the kids to school, make sure they're alright
G C
And make sure they're better than I, better than
[Chorus]
Em D G C
People, people will always be people to me
Em D G C
Yeah, people, people will always be people to me
Em D
Yeah, we do wrong, we do right
G C
Yeah, we do wrong and we do right
Em D
Yeah, we do wrong and do right
G C Em D G C Em D
'Cause people will always be people to me
G
'Cause people
C Em D
Will always be people to me
[Interlude]
G C
J'peux jamais oublier cette année au pays
Em D G C
Ma Côte d'Ivoire
Em D
On avait pas beaucoup mais
G C
On était content, quoi
Em D
Ça m'a appris de ne pas me plaindre
G C Em D
Et d'être bien avec qui je suis
G C
Nous sommes que des hommes
Em D G C
On est tous pareils
Em D G C Em D G
On fait du bien et puis on fait du mal
C
Mais c'est ton choix
[Chorus]
Em D G C
People, people will always be people to me
Em D G C
Yeah, people, people will always be people to me
Em D
Yeah, we do wrong, we do right
G C
Yeah, we do wrong and we do right
Em D
Yeah, we do wrong and do right
G C Em D G C
'Cause people will always be people to me
Em D G C
[Outro]
Em D
People are people, that's all I know
G C
People are people, that's all I know
Em D
Hey, people are people, that's all I know
G C
People are people, that's all I know
Em D
And people will be and people they are
G C
And people are people, that's all I know
Em
Oh no no
D
That's all I know
G C
That's all I know
