I'm 90% positive that everything here is right, and this is the easiest way for me to play it.
You should be able to figure out the strum pattern by just listening, but here are
the chords used throughout:
C G Dm Am E F
e|--0--3--1--0--0--1--|
B|--1--0--3--1--0--1--|
G|--0--0--2--2--1--2--|
D|--2--0--0--2--2--3--|
A|--3--2--x--0--2--3--|
E|--x--3--x--x--0--1--|
INTRO:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------1----------1----3--3--3--1-----|
G|-----------0h2--2--0-------------0h2---2--0--2----2-------------2---|
D|-----0-----------------------0h2------------------------------------|
A|--0h3--3----------------3--3----------------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------0h3--0------------------|
B|-----1---3--3-3-3-3-1---3--------3-1--------------|
G|-0h2---2-----------------------------2-0-2--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
C G Dm Am
Save me, I can't be saved, I won't.
Dm Am Dm Am
I'm a president's son, I don't need no soul.
CHORUS:
Am E
All the soldiers say
F
"It'll be alright,
C
We may make it through the war
G Dm
If we make it through the night."
G C G
All the people, they say:
Am E
"What a lovely day,
F
Yeah, we won the war.
C
May have lost a million men,
G Dm
But we've got a million more."
C G Dm
All the people, they say.
BRIDGE:
|C G |Dm |
|C G |Dm |
|C G |Dm |
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---------0h2--2--0--|
D|------0-------------|
A|-- 0h3--3-----------|
E|-3------------------|
VERSE:
C G Dm Am
Share with me all of your pain, I won't
Dm Am Dm Am
Share your love, I need all your love.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/portugal_the_man/people_say_acoustic_tab.html ]
CHORUS:
Am E
All the soldiers say
F
"It'll be alright,
C
We may make it through the war
G Dm
If we make it through the night."
G C G
All the people, they see:
Am E
"What a lovely day,
F
Yeah, we won the war.
C
May have lost a million men,
G Dm
But we've got a million more."
C G Dm
All the people, they say.
SOLO:
e|------------------------------------------------------------0-3-5-3-0-----|
B|--------------1---------1----3--3-3-3-3-1---3---3--3-1----3-----------3-1-|
G|----------0h2---2--0--2---2-----------------------------------------------|
D|------0h2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
C G Dm Am
Save me, I can't be saved, I won't.
Dm Am Dm Am
I don't need no love. I'm a president's son.
CHORUS:
Am E
All the soldiers say
F
"It'll be alright,
C
We may make it through the war
G Dm
If we make it through the night."
G C G
All the people, they see:
Am E
"What a lovely day,
F
Yeah, we won the war.
C
May have lost a million men,
G Dm
But we've got a million more."
G C G
All the people, they say:
G C G
All the people, they say:
OUTRO:
Am E
It'll be alright,
F
It'll be alright,
C Am
It'll be right now.
E
It'll be alright,
F
It'll be alright,
C Am
It'll be right now.
E
It'll be alright,
F
It'll be alright,
C Dm
It'll be right now.
G C
All the people, they say.
