Gino Vannelli – Powerful People (Guitar)

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transcription and chart Peter Kruger [email protected] [Intro] |Am7/D |Bm7/E |Am7/D |Bm7/E | |Cmaj7/D |Bm7/E |Cmaj7/D |Bm7/E | |Cmaj7/D |Bm7/E |Cmaj7/D |Bm7/E | [Verse 1]
Am7/D                Bm7/E
Look at the powerful people

Am7/D                     Bm7/E
Stealing the sun from the day

     Am7                  Dm7
Wish I could do something about it
^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^
     Bm7/E              Fmaj7    Fmaj9
When all I can do is to pray
[Chorus]
       Dm9      G7+5-9        Cmaj9
It's a lonely           after noon

     Dm7        C7+5-9    Fmaj7/C
With nowhere to go but my room

    Dm7-5   Dm7/G              Cmaj9
And Sunday        when there's time

  Dm7            C7+5-9       Fmaj7/C
I think of these things on my mind

              E7+5-9
And I don't   know -ow

E7+5
Whe- ere I will

|Am7/D      |Bm7/E    |Cmaj7/D    |Bm7/E    |
go
[Verse 2]
Am7/D               Bm7/E
Look at the ominous people

Am7/D                      Bm7/E
Draining the salt from the sea

       Am7                     Dm7
Wish I could just stand up and shout it
^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^
Bm7/E                       Fmaj7       Fmaj9
Why can't they let goodness be
[Chorus]
       Dm9      G7+5-9        Cmaj9
It's a lonely           after noon

     Dm7        C7+5-9    Fmaj7/C
With nowhere to go but my room

    Dm7-5   Dm7/G                Cmaj9
And some day        when there's time

  Dm7            C7+5-9       Fmaj7/C
I think of these things on my mind

              E7+5-9
And I don't   know -ow

E7+5
Whe- ere where I will
[Interlude]
B/A  Am7  B/A  Am7  C#/B Bm7 C#/B Bm7
go
B/A Am7 B/A Am7 C#/B Bm7 C#/B Bm7 B/A Am7 B/A Am7 C#/B Bm7 C#/B Bm7 [Bridge]
     Cm7/F                              Fmaj9
Ohhh come on you world won't you give a damn

Cm7/F                            Fmaj9
Turn on some lights and see this garbage can

Bbm7/Eb                   Ebmaj9
Time is the essence if we plan to stay

Abmaj9      Abm6        Eb/G         Am7-5        B+5/C#  B/C#
Death is in stride when filth is the pride of our ho      ome
|Am7/D |Bm7/E |Cmaj7/D |Bm7/E | [Electric piano] |Am9 | % | % | % | |Am9 | % | % | % | |Am9 | % | % | % | |Am9 | % | % | % | |Am9 | % | % | % | |Am9 | % | % | % | [Organ] |Am7/D |Bm7/E |Am7/D |Bm7/E | |Am7/D |Bm7/E |Am7/D |Bm7/E | |Am7/D |Bm7/E |Am7/D |Bm7/E | |Am7/D |Bm7/E |Am7/D |Bm7/E | |Am7/D |Bm7/E |Am7/D |Bm7/E | |Am7/D |Bm7/E |Am7/D |Bm7/E | bass notes: |d d d d|e e e e|d d d d|e e e e| [Electric piano] |Am7/D |Bm7/E |Am7/D |Bm7/E | [Add organ] |Am7/D |Bm7/E |Am7/D |Bm7/E | |Am7/D |Bm7/E |Am7/D |Bm7/E | |Am7/D |Bm7/E |Am7/D |Bm7/E | |Am7/D |Bm7/E |Am7/D |Bm7/E | [Add synth] |Am7/D |Bm7/E |Am7/D |Bm7/E | [Pre-chorus]
     Am7                       Dm7
Wish I could just stand up and shout it
^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^
Bm7/E                       Fmaj7       Fmaj9
Why can't they let goodness be
[Chorus]
        Dm9      G7+5-9       Cmaj9
It's a lonely           afternoon

     Dm7        C7+5-9    Fmaj7/C
With nowhere to go but my room

             Dm7-5   Dm7/G               Cmaj9
Whoa and Sun day            when there's time

  Dm7            C7+5-9       Fmaj7/C
I think of these things on my mi-i-i-i-i-ind
|Dm9 |G7+5-9 |Cmaj9 |Cmaj9 | |Dm7 |C7+5-9 |Fmaj7/C |Fmaj7/C | [Finale]
       Dm7-5   Dm7/G             Cmaj9
Oh and Monday         there's no time

     Dm7           C7+5-9       Fmaj9
So I close both my eyes and I'm blind

            E7+5-9     E7+5
And I don't ca-a-a-are where where where where is my

 B/A  Am7  B/A  Am7  C#/B Bm7 C#/B Bm7
 prayer
B/A Am7 B/A Am7 C#/B Bm7 C#/B Bm7 B/A Am7 B/A Am7 C#/B Bm7 C#/B Bm7