Foster the People – Pay The Man (Ukulele)

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[Intro] Eb Bm C#m Dm
F#m
What you need? What you need?

F#m
What you need, man? What you need?

F#m
What you need? Yeah, what'd you see?

F#m
What'd you see? Yeah, oh yeah
[Verse 1]
F#m
Well I need a little something to cool my head off

F#
Need a little something to cool my head off, yeah

F#
Need a little something

        C#m                      F#m
Because I've been running from a truce

F#m
We'll never lose

F#m
Lies come from loose teeth

F#m
Tied to the noose

F#m
Climbing up my own tree hoping it can hold

F#m                                          A         D
All the things I've seen but have chosen to ignore, mmm

D
Well, I said, well, I believe I've been well fed, yeah

B*
 But the wolf's not dead
[Chorus]
F#m
Say what you love, it's alright

Em                           A
Don't be afraid to find your light

D
Embrace the day

          Bm
At night, we're here to fight

               E
We all go wild again

                 C#m
And you have the name

             D
Of someone I love

               F#m
You said, just keep it true

F#m
Lift up your name

Em
Seasons change

         A           D
You know it'll never be the same

                  Bm
We'll see the sun again

              E
And before it fades

             C#m             D
I just wanna say that I love you, mmm
[Verse 2]
F#m
Pay the man, pay the man

F#m
Got to pay the man

F#m
Run as fast as you can

F#m
Call out to God, praise to the Most High

F#m
Call out for help cause I'm playing with fire

F#m
Call out on mountains till my voice goes faint

F#m
Echoes through time then comes back with new strength
[Interlude]
E             D
And when it's raining

D
We're sailing

D
Oh yeah, we're sailing

D
We're sailing
[Verse 3] N.C. I'm off the leash N.C. I go to war for peace
F#m
Cause I've been touching everything that I can

F#m
I got blood on my hands

F#m
Guess I'm going deaf from what the crowd is sayin'

A
Ah please forgive me I don't understand

D
We all believe we've been well fed, yeah
[Pre Chorus 2]
B*
The deaf man heard what the mute man said
Then they all followed where the blind man led [Chorus]
F#m
Say what you love, it's alright

Em                           A
Don't be afraid to find your light

D
Embrace the day

          Bm
At night, we're here to fight

               E
We all go wild again

                 C#m
And you have the name

             D
Of someone I love

               F#m
You said, just keep it true

F#m
Lift up your name

Em
Seasons change

         A           D
You know it'll never be the same

                  Bm
We'll see the sun again

              E
And before it fades

             C#m             D
I just wanna say that I love you, mmm
[Bridge] N.C. (Pay the man, pay the man, pay the man) N.C. Pay the man, you got to pay the man
C#                      A
Pay the man, you got to pay the man

G
Pay the man

                                       A
Well I was laughing real hard until my teeth fell out

D                           C#m
Laughing real hard until my teeth fell out

      A                           G
I was laughing real hard until my teeth fell out

G
Need a little something, yeah

A*
Need a little something
N.C. (A little something, little something, little something) [Instrumental] F#m Em A D Bm E C#m D [Chorus]
              F#m
You said just keep it true

F#m
Lift up your name

Em
Seasons change

         A           D
You know it'll never be the same

                  Bm
We'll see the sun again

              E
And before it fades

             C#m             D
I just wanna say that I love you, mmm
[Outro]
F#m
Can't you see?

F#m
Can't see me

E
Can't see me

D
Can't see me

D
And can't see me

D
Can't see me

Bm                              E
We all run when the light comes on

               C#m
Am I wrong for wanting it all?

             D
But I warned you, mmm