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

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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

[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

How to play People Need A Melody: key, chords and progression

People Need A Melody by The Head and the Heart keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 5 chords: C, Fmaj7, Am, G and Dm.

Most of the song cycles through Fmaj7 – Am – C – G (IVmaj7 – vi – I – V in C major). In solfa, that is fah – lah – doh – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.