MGMT – People In The Streets (Guitar Acoustic)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Bass Tab
Guitar Acoustic
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Chords picked the whole song.
Asus2.....x0220x
G6 ...3x200x *It's also likely just Asus2 over all those root notes
D6/F#.....2x020x
Asus2/B...x2220x
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--0---------0~----0---------0~----0---------0~----0---------0~----
Gb|--------2---------------0---------------2---------------2---------
Db|------2---------2-----2---------2-----0---------0-----2---------2-
Ab|--0-------0---------------------------------------2-------2-------
Eb|------------------3-------3-------2-------2-----------------------
*pick softly, let resonate
1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - &For the prechorus and chorus, just play any g voicings and follow the bass notes.
Notes in parentheses () are bass notes. Listen for timing.
Towards the end the acoustic chords start to sound like Mother Nature strums from earlier in the album.
Those chords are as following
G.........320033
Gadd9/F#..2x0005
Cmaj7.....x32000
Gadd9/B...x20005
[Intro]
Asus2 G6 D6/F# Asus2/B (D) (E) X4
[Verse 1]
Asus2/E G6 Life keeps on going D6/F# Asus2/B (D) (E) Showing you things that you can't unsee Asus2 G6 In the sense of un - knowing why D6/F# Asus2/B (D) (E) Anything happens to- Asus2 G6 D6/F# -be And just as the sun comes out again Asus2/B (D) (E) Asus2 Something is blocking the light G6 D6/F# But it's all right
Asus2/B (D) (E)
[Break]
Asus2 G6 D6/F# Asus2/B (D)(E)
[Verse 2]
Asus2 G6 The inside's still glowing. D6/F# Asus2/B (D) (E) Telling the heart - what it wants to- Asus2 G6 D6/F# -hear. But what if - it's only-lies, Asus2/B (D) (E) Twist-ed apart by-
[Pre-Chorus 1]
G5/E G5/D -fear? Well-that's-when-the-brain, waves good bye! G5 G5/F# (A) From the front-of-the-train, Where-the-coal is- G5/C G5/B -burned. And you know the re-frain G5 Without hearing a sound. G5/F# (A) So you sing it again, 'Cause you won't
[Chorus Tease]
Asus2/E G6 Learn from the people in the streets.
D6/F# Asus2/B (D) (E)
[Verse – instrumental pickup]
Asus2 G6 D6/F# Asus2/B (D)(E)
[Verse 3]
Asus2 G6 Wheels left the ground G6 D6/F# (A) Hoping to fly past the road- Asus2 G6 D6/F# -ahead. Components start breaking down Asus2/B (D) (E) And sooner or later you're- Asus2 G6 D6/F# dead! And just when the wool goes over the eyes Asus2/B (D) (E) Asus2 Somebody moves you along (hammeroff descend) G6 D6/F# Asus2/B (B)(A)(E) But it's all wrong!
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G5/E G5/D And someone complained! that the fire was out. G5 G5/F# (A) So they shut off the rain! and let the flames return. G5/C G5/B G5 Now they had to rename! all the tricks in the book. G5/F# (A) And I'm starting to doubt, Where I - once--
[Chorus]
G5/E G5/D stood. And-there's pe-ople-in-the-streets! G5 G5/F# (A) There's people in the streets! G5/C G/B People in the streets (D) G5 (D)(G / A) (G) (D) G5/F# 11There's people in the streets
[Instrumental Bridge]
G/D 2x bars
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G 1x
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G/F# (A) ----------
G/D 1x
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G/B 1x
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G 1x
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G/F# 1x
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G/C 2x
[Verse – instrumental pickup]
Asus2 G6 D6/F# Asus2/B (D)(E)
[Verse 4]
Asus2 G6 End of - the line D6/F# Asus2/B (D) (E) In real time, I stopped Asus2 G6 (F#) clinging to what's mine Asus2/B (D) riff
NC 2 beats
[Pre-Chorus]
G/E G/F# G They're marching to the beat of a different drum G/F# G/C Going over receipts with a magnifier G/B G The people in the streets aren't singing along G/F# G/E 'Cause they're probably sick and they're probably tired G/F# G I listen for the sound of the starting gun G/F# G/C But when you're living the dream and your ears are bad G/B G The people in the streets aren't part of the fun G/A (F#) And I'd go and join them, but I'm so
[Chorus]
G/E G/D Scared of-the-people-in-the-streets! G G/F# (A) The people in the streets! G/C G/B People in the streets. G (G)(D) (G) G/F# (A) The people-in-the-streets.
[Instrumental Outro/Chant]
G