Intro
D# D#maj7 Fm G#m
Cm
(vamp)x4
Cm7 F9
x2
[Verse 1]
Cm7 F9
In the streets of New York City every man can feel the cold,
Cm7 F9
and I don't want no pity, but I want my story told.
Cm7 F9
And the lights shine down on me, they shine on the little boy,
Cm7 F9
is this the way to make him pay being born in a world of joy?
D# D#maj7
But like me,he don't know where he'll go wrong,
Fm7
he won't cry so many tears
G#m
till he finds out why he don't belong
D# D#maj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
Fm7
you can lose your hope and pride,
G#m Cm7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
F9 Cm7 F9
Sometimes a man breaks down,
Cm7 F9
and the good things he is looking for
Cm7 F9
are crushed into the ground.
[Chorus]
Cm7 F9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
Cm7 F9
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change?
Cm7 F9
sax solo
[Verse 2]
Cm7 F9
Don't you understand what I'm saying? We need a god down here,
Cm7 F9
a man to lead us children, take us from the valley of fear.
Cm7 F9
Make the lights shine down on us, show us the road to go,
Cm7 F9
help us survive, make us arrive, teach us what we need to know.
D# D#maj7
But like me, he don't know where he'll go wrong,
Fm7
he won't cry so many tears
G#m
till he finds out why he don't belong
D# D#maj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
Fm7
you can lose your hope and pride,
G#m Cm7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
F9 Cm7 F9
Sometimes a man breaks down down down down down,
Cm7 F9
and the good things he is looking for
Cm7 F9
are crushed into the ground
[Chorus 2]
Cm7 F9 Cm7 F9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
Cm7 F9 Cm7 F9
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change?
Cm7 F9 Cm7 F9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
Cm7 F9 Fm7 Cm7
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change? BREAK
[CODA]
Cm7 F9 x4
(wah rhythm) Yea-ee-yea-ee-yea-ee-yeah....
Cm7 F9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
Cm7 F9
Get on up, taste the air, can't you see the wind of change?
repeat to fade