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Kelly Clarkson - People Like Us Chords

Chord reference Am, C, Em, D, F, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am] We come into this world unknown, [C]but know that we are not alone [Em] They try and knock us down, [D]a change is coming it’s our turn now

[Am]Hey everybody [C]loses it, everybody [Em]wants to throw it all away [D]some-times And [Am]hey yeah I know what you’re [C]going through Don’t let it get the [Em]best of you, you’ll make it out [D]alive

Oh [F]people like us we’ve [C]gotta stick together [G]Keep your head up nothing [Am]lasts forever [F]Here’s to the damned to the [C]lost and forgotten It’s [G]hard to get high when you’re living on the bottom

[F]Oh oh oh [C]oh, we are all [G]misfits living in a [Am]world on fire [F]Oh oh oh [C]oh, sing it for the [G]people like us the [Am]people like us

[Am]Hey this is not a [C]funeral, it’s a revolution [Em]after all your tears have turned to [D]rage Just [Am]wait everything will [C]be okay, even when you’re [Em]feeling like it’s going down in [D]flames

Oh [F]people like us we’ve [C]gotta stick together [G]Keep your head up nothing [Am]lasts forever [F]Here’s to the damned to the [C]lost and forgotten It’s [G]hard to get high when you’re living on the bottom

[F]Oh oh oh [C]oh, we are all [G]misfits living in a [Am]world on fire [F]Oh oh oh [C]oh, sing it for the [G]people like us the [Am]people like us [F]Oh oh oh [C]oh you just gotta [G]turn it up loud when the [Am]flames get higher [F]Oh oh oh [C]oh sing it for the [G]people like us the [Am]people like us

[F]They can’t do nothing to you, [C]they can’t do nothing to me [G]This is the life that we choose, [Am]this is the life that we bleed [F]So throw your fists in the air, [C]come out come out if you dare [G]Tonight we’re gonna [Am]change forever

Everybody [C]loses it, everybody [Em]wants to throw it all away [D]some-times

Oh [F]people like us we’ve [C]gotta stick together [G]Keep your head up nothing [Am]lasts forever [F]Here’s to the damned to the [C]lost and forgotten It’s [G]hard to get high when you’re living on the bottom

[F]Oh oh oh [C]oh, we are all [G]misfits living in a [Am]world on fire [F]Oh oh oh [C]oh, sing it for the [G]people like us the [Am]people like us [F]Oh oh oh [C]oh you just gotta [G]turn it up loud when the [Am]flames get higher [F]Oh oh oh [C]oh sing it for the [G]people like us the [Am]people like us

[F]Oh oh oh [C]oh, we are all [G]misfits living in a [Am]world on fire [F]Oh oh oh [C]oh, sing it for the [G]people like us the [Am]people like us [F]Oh oh oh [C]oh you just gotta [G]turn it up loud when the [Am]flames get higher [F]Oh oh oh [C]oh sing it for the [G]people like us the [Am]people like us

Album Greatest Hits: Chapter One
Genres Country, Pop
Year 2012
Key Am

How to Play People Like Us on Guitar?

Kelly Clarkson - People Like Us can be played in the key of Am using the Am, C, Em, D, F, G chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

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