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