People Have The Power
Patti Smith
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Key:
[First Part]D G I was dreaming in my dreamingD G Of an aspect bright and fairD G And my sleeping, it was brokenD G But my dream it lingered nearD G In the form of shining valleysD G Where the pure air recognisedD G And my senses newly openedD G I awakened to the cry [Pre-Chorus]F#m G That the people have the powerD Em To redeem the work of foolsF#m G Upon the meek the graces showerD A It's decreed, the people rule [Chorus]D G People have the powerEm A People have the powerD G People have the powerEm A People have the power ( D G D G ) [Second Part]D G Vengeful aspects became suspectD G And bending low as if to hearD G And the armies ceased advancingD G Because the people had their earD G And the shepherds and the soldiersContinues after the adD G Lay beneath among the starsD G Exchanging visions and laying armsD G To waste in the dust [Pre-Chorus]F#m G In the form of shining valleysD Em Where the pure air recognisedF#m G And my senses newly openedD A I awakened to the cry [Chorus]D G People have the powerEm A People have the powerD G People have the powerEm A People have the power ( D G D G ) ( D G D G ) [Third Part]D Where there were deserts I sawG fountainsD G Like cream the waters riseD G And we strolled there togetherD G With none to laugh or criticiseD G And the leopard and the lambD G Lay together truly boundD G I was hoping in my hopingD G To recall what I had found [Pre-Chorus]F#m G I was dreaming in my dreamingD Em God knows a purer viewF#m G As I lay down to my sleepingD A I commit my dream to you [Chorus]D G People have the powerEm A People have the powerD G People have the powerEm A People have the powerD G The power to dream, to ruleEm A To wrestle the world from foolsD G It's decreed, the people ruleEm A It's decreed, the people ruleD G Listen, I believe everything we dreamEm A Can come to pass through our unionD G We can turn the world aroundEm A We can turn the earth's revolutionD G People have the powerEm A People have the powerD G People have the powerEm A People have the powerD G The power to dream, to ruleEm A To wrestle the world from foolsD G It's decreed, the people ruleEm A It's decreed, the people rule