How Many People Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays615

How Many People by Paul McCartney is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Am, Bm, E, Esus4, C, D, F, G7, Am7 and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			G         Am
How many people
G           Am
Stand in a line
G         Am
How many people
Bm                      E   Esus4
Never get a chance to shine
Am          Bm          Am  Bm  C  D   G
If you can tell me I'll gladly listen
          F           G    G7
How many people have died

C                          G
One too many right now for me
              Am7                 G    G7
I want to be happy, I want to be free
C                          G
One too many right now for me
              Am7  G    F       Em      D
I want to see ordinary people living peacefully

How many people
Go for a ride
How many people
Never make it through to the other side
If you can tell me I'll gladly listen
How many people have cried

One too many right now for me
I want to be happy, I want to be free
One too many right now for me
I want to see ordinary people living peacefully

G         Am     G       Am
How many people will it take
G         Am         G         Am
How many people for goodness' sake
How many people, how many people

One too many right now for me
I want to be happy, I want to be free
One too many right now for me
I want to see ordinary people living peacefully
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante