CHORDS: The Head and the Heart – People Need A Melody Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

This is the chord progression of People Need A Melody by The Head and the Heart on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C Fmaj7

[Verse 1]
C
Pick yourself up, kid
Fmaj7
I can\’t bear the weight
Pick your mood up, friend
C
We don\’t have the time
When you find someone
Fmaj7
You don\’t run away
Pick yourself up, kid

[Verse 2]
C
All those wicks in your head
Fmaj7
Is that all this really was?
Just a role you played
C
You could hide behind
Is it what you want
Fmaj7
To bury yourself away
Before your time goes?

[Pre-Chorus]
Am C G Fmaj7
I don\’t want a love that holds us back
Am C G Fmaj7
I don\’t want a life that I can\’t have

[Chorus]
C
\’Cause people need a melody to open their eyes
Fmaj7
Like a key to a memory frozen in time
C
Holding onto everything, you\’re stuck in the past
Fmaj7
Boy, when you gonna learn the world moves fast?

[Verse 3]
C
So pick yourself up, kid
Fmaj7
I can\’t bear the weight
Let the light back in
C
\’Cause you\’ve been walkin\’ blind
Now it\’s all on you
Fmaj7
Don\’t you let it fade
Before your time goes

[Pre-Chorus]
Am C G Fmaj7
I don\’t want a love that holds us back
Am C G Fmaj7
I don\’t want a life that I can\’t have

[Chorus]
C
\’Cause people need a melody to open their eyes
Fmaj7
Like a key to a memory frozen in time
C
Holding onto everything, you\’re stuck in the past
Fmaj7
Boy, when you gonna learn the world moves fast?
The world moves

[Bridge]
Am
It\’s been a little while since we\’ve
C
Been together, it\’s
Fmaj7
Been a long time since we were
Dm
Young and wild, remember?
Am C
We were friends, remember?
Fmaj7 C
And we were lovers, it\’s
Fmaj7 C
Not too late, it was
Fmaj7 Dm
Never too late

[Instrumental]
Am G Fmaj7 Am G

[Chorus]
C
People need a melody to open their eyes
Fmaj7
To a memory frozen in time
C
Holding onto everything, you\’re stuck in the past
Fmaj7
Boy, when you gonna learn the world moves fast?
C
People need a melody to open their eyes
Fmaj7
To a memory frozen in time

[Pre-Chorus]
Am C G Fmaj7
I don\’t want a love that holds us back
Am C C Fmaj7
I don\’t want a life that I can\’t have
Am C G Fmaj7
I don\’t want a love that holds us back

[Outro]
Am C G Fmaj7