Rod Stewart - These Are My People

Capo: 3rd fret

[Intro]
D

[Verse 1]
D
These are my people
G A D
This is the land where my forefathers lie
D
These are my people
G A Em A
In brotherhood we’re heirs of a creed to live by
D F#m G D
A creed that proclaims that by loved ones blood stains
Bm G
This is my land
A D
Oh, and these are my people

[Verse 2]
D
These are my people
G A D
They were born on and lived by the land
D
These are my people
G A Em A
And their cities were raised by hard working hands
D F#m G D
And their faces do tell that they’re holding on well
Bm G
To this, their land, yeah
A D E
And these are my people

[Verse 3]
E
These are my people
A B E
These are the ones who will reach for the stars
E
These are my people
A B F#m B
By the light of the earth you can tell they are ours
E G#m A E
A new step to take and a new day will break
C#m A
For this is my land
B E A B E
Oh, and these are my people
E A B F#m B
These are my people

[Outro]
E G#m A E
A new step to take and a new day will break
C#m A B
For this is my land
E
Oh, and these are my people
C#m A B
My people
E
These are my people
E
These are my people
E
My people