Intro D F#m Am G Verse 1 D F#m People, we're ordinary people Am We're taken for granted G No one hears what we say D F#m Just people, ordinary people Am Stand up and be counted G In every way Pre-Chorus 1 Bm A If we have a little faith E G Believe, there's a future D F#m For us people, we ordinary people Am It's time to remember G We all need some respect Chorus D A Have we forgotten who we are? Em And what we're doing here? Em G You know a change is gonna come G D If we persevere D A We need strength in our hearts Em We need wisdom and light Em So if it's ever gonna work G A D Let it be tonight Verse 2 D F#m We're people, ordinary people Am And it's hard to imagine G How we've fallen so far D F#m Just people, ordinary people Am And if we stand together G We won't fall at all Pre-Chorus 2 Bm A So it's up to us E G Be there for one another D F#m That's why people, ordinary people Am It's time to remember G We all need some respect Chorus D A Have we forgotten who we are? Em And what we're doing here? Em G You know a change is gonna come G D If we persevere D A We need strength in our hearts Em We need wisdom and light Em So if it's ever gonna work G A D Let it be tonight Bridge Bm A And when we think we've made some peace in our time Em G Bm When we know we've taken time for reflection Bm A When we see the cards are dealt true and kind Em We'll know we're not so blind, Em We'll know we're not so blind G A We're just ordinary, ordinary Outro D A People, ordinary people Em G People, ordinary people D A People, ordinary people Em G People, ordinary people G A D Let it be tonight G A Bm Let it be tonight