Intro
E Emaj7 F#m Am
C#m
(vamp)x4
C#m7 F#9
x2
[Verse 1]
C#m7 F#9
In the streets of New York City every man can feel the cold,
C#m7 F#9
and I don't want no pity, but I want my story told.
C#m7 F#9
And the lights shine down on me, they shine on the little boy,
C#m7 F#9
is this the way to make him pay being born in a world of joy?
E Emaj7
But like me,he don't know where he'll go wrong,
F#m7
he won't cry so many tears
Am
till he finds out why he don't belong
E Emaj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
F#m7
you can lose your hope and pride,
Am C#m7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
F#9 C#m7 F#9
Sometimes a man breaks down,
C#m7 F#9
and the good things he is looking for
C#m7 F#9
are crushed into the ground.
[Chorus]
C#m7 F#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
C#m7 F#9
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change?
C#m7 F#9
sax solo
[Verse 2]
C#m7 F#9
Don't you understand what I'm saying? We need a god down here,
C#m7 F#9
a man to lead us children, take us from the valley of fear.
C#m7 F#9
Make the lights shine down on us, show us the road to go,
C#m7 F#9
help us survive, make us arrive, teach us what we need to know.
E Emaj7
But like me, he don't know where he'll go wrong,
F#m7
he won't cry so many tears
Am
till he finds out why he don't belong
E Emaj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
F#m7
you can lose your hope and pride,
Am C#m7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
F#9 C#m7 F#9
Sometimes a man breaks down down down down down,
C#m7 F#9
and the good things he is looking for
C#m7 F#9
are crushed into the ground
[Chorus 2]
C#m7 F#9 C#m7 F#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
C#m7 F#9 C#m7 F#9
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change?
C#m7 F#9 C#m7 F#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
C#m7 F#9 F#m7 C#m7
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change? BREAK
[CODA]
C#m7 F#9 x4
(wah rhythm) Yea-ee-yea-ee-yea-ee-yeah....
C#m7 F#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
C#m7 F#9
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change?
repeat to fade