Intro
B Bmaj7 C#m Em
G#m
(vamp)x4
G#m7 C#9
x2
[Verse 1]
G#m7 C#9
In the streets of New York City every man can feel the cold,
G#m7 C#9
and I don't want no pity, but I want my story told.
G#m7 C#9
And the lights shine down on me, they shine on the little boy,
G#m7 C#9
is this the way to make him pay being born in a world of joy?
B Bmaj7
But like me,he don't know where he'll go wrong,
C#m7
he won't cry so many tears
Em
till he finds out why he don't belong
B Bmaj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
C#m7
you can lose your hope and pride,
Em G#m7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
C#9 G#m7 C#9
Sometimes a man breaks down,
G#m7 C#9
and the good things he is looking for
G#m7 C#9
are crushed into the ground.
[Chorus]
G#m7 C#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
G#m7 C#9
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change?
G#m7 C#9
sax solo
[Verse 2]
G#m7 C#9
Don't you understand what I'm saying? We need a god down here,
G#m7 C#9
a man to lead us children, take us from the valley of fear.
G#m7 C#9
Make the lights shine down on us, show us the road to go,
G#m7 C#9
help us survive, make us arrive, teach us what we need to know.
B Bmaj7
But like me, he don't know where he'll go wrong,
C#m7
he won't cry so many tears
Em
till he finds out why he don't belong
B Bmaj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
C#m7
you can lose your hope and pride,
Em G#m7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
C#9 G#m7 C#9
Sometimes a man breaks down down down down down,
G#m7 C#9
and the good things he is looking for
G#m7 C#9
are crushed into the ground
[Chorus 2]
G#m7 C#9 G#m7 C#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
G#m7 C#9 G#m7 C#9
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change?
G#m7 C#9 G#m7 C#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
G#m7 C#9 C#m7 G#m7
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change? BREAK
[CODA]
G#m7 C#9 x4
(wah rhythm) Yea-ee-yea-ee-yea-ee-yeah....
G#m7 C#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
G#m7 C#9
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change?
repeat to fade