People Got to Be Free chords
The RascalsOriginal Published Key: F Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 126 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner
Guitar Chords: F, Gm, Am7, Bb, C7, Dm
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People Got to Be Free
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Bb F C7 F
CH: All the world o-ver, it's so eas-y to see
Bb F C7 F
Peo-ple ev'-ry-where just wan-na be free
Bb F C7 F
Lis-ten, please lis-ten, that's the way it should be
Bb F C7 F C7 F C7
Peace in the val-ley, peo-ple got to be free | | | |
F C7 Dm Am7
1. You should see, what a lovely, love-ly world this would be
Bb F Gm C7
Ev'-ry-one learned to live to-geth-er | Ah - ah - ah - ah |
F C7 Dm Am7
Seems to me, such an ea-sy, easy, thing this should be
Bb F Gm C7
Why can't you and me, learn to love one a-noth-er | Ah - ha now |
Bb F C7 F
CH: All the world over, it's so ea-sy to see,
Bb F C7 F
Peo-ple ev'-ry-where just wan-na be free
Bb F C7 F
I can't un-der-stand it, so sim-ple to me,
Bb F C7 F C7 F C7
Peo-ple ev'-ry-where just got to be free | | | |
F C7 Dm Am7
2. If there's a man who is down, and needs a help-ing hand,
Bb F Gm C7
All it takes is you to un-der-stand, and to see him through | Ah-ha-ah-ah-ha |
F C7 Dm Am7
Seems to me, we got to solve it in-di-vid-u-a-lly ah-ah-ah
Bb F Gm C7
And I'll do un-to you, what you do to me | Then no-oh-oh-ah |
Bb F C7 F
3. There'll be shout-in' from the mount-ains, on out to sea.
Bb F C7 F
No two ways a-bout it, peo-ple have to be free.
Bb F C7 F
Ask me my o-pin-ion, my o-pin-ion will be,
Bb F C7 F C7 F C7
It's a nat-u-ral sit-u-a-tion for a man to be free | | | |
F C7
Interlude: | | % | % | |
Bb F C7 F
4. Oh, what a feel-in' just come o-ver me,
Bb F C7 F
E-nough to move a moun-tain, make a blind man see.
Bb F C7 F
Ev'-ry-bo-dy, sing it now, come on, let's go see,
Bb F C7 F C7 F C7
Peace in the val-ley, now we ought to be free | | | |
F C7 F C7
Outro: | (ad lib) | | | |...
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: F Major - 1 flat (Bb)
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Bright Rock
- Metronome: ♩ = 126
- Voice Range: G4 - F5
- Beginner Guitarists: The easiest key for beginners is C Major with chords: C, Dm, Em, F, G7, Am. If you're playing along with the music video, place a capo on the 5th fret to match the original key.
Open Voicings: We’ve included open chord voicings for all chords, with a simple small barre for Gm. This makes it possible for beginners to play the song in its original key without complex shapes.
Challenge yourself: Often you look at chord sets and think, "Too hard", instead of thinking "I can do this", and with a bit of practice and perseverance, you 'nail it'—and later wonder what the fuss was all about! 🥳💪🎸💕
Song Details:
- Songwriters: Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati
- Lyrics Begin: All the world over, it's so easy to see, people ev'rywhere just wanna be free.
- Genre: Blue-eyed Soul
- Featured Artists: The Rascals
- Single:
Recorded: May 14, 1968
Released: July 1, 1968
B-side: My World - Album: Freedom Suite
Recorded: May 14 – December 18, 1968
Released: March 17, 1969
