Intro
F# F#maj7 G#m Bm
D#m
(vamp)x4
D#m7 G#9
x2
[Verse 1]
D#m7 G#9
In the streets of New York City every man can feel the cold,
D#m7 G#9
and I don't want no pity, but I want my story told.
D#m7 G#9
And the lights shine down on me, they shine on the little boy,
D#m7 G#9
is this the way to make him pay being born in a world of joy?
F# F#maj7
But like me,he don't know where he'll go wrong,
G#m7
he won't cry so many tears
Bm
till he finds out why he don't belong
F# F#maj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
G#m7
you can lose your hope and pride,
Bm D#m7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
G#9 D#m7 G#9
Sometimes a man breaks down,
D#m7 G#9
and the good things he is looking for
D#m7 G#9
are crushed into the ground.
[Chorus]
D#m7 G#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
D#m7 G#9
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change?
D#m7 G#9
sax solo
[Verse 2]
D#m7 G#9
Don't you understand what I'm saying? We need a god down here,
D#m7 G#9
a man to lead us children, take us from the valley of fear.
D#m7 G#9
Make the lights shine down on us, show us the road to go,
D#m7 G#9
help us survive, make us arrive, teach us what we need to know.
F# F#maj7
But like me, he don't know where he'll go wrong,
G#m7
he won't cry so many tears
Bm
till he finds out why he don't belong
F# F#maj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
G#m7
you can lose your hope and pride,
Bm D#m7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
G#9 D#m7 G#9
Sometimes a man breaks down down down down down,
D#m7 G#9
and the good things he is looking for
D#m7 G#9
are crushed into the ground
[Chorus 2]
D#m7 G#9 D#m7 G#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
D#m7 G#9 D#m7 G#9
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change?
D#m7 G#9 D#m7 G#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
D#m7 G#9 G#m7 D#m7
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change? BREAK
[CODA]
D#m7 G#9 x4
(wah rhythm) Yea-ee-yea-ee-yea-ee-yeah....
D#m7 G#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
D#m7 G#9
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change?
repeat to fade