"We Are The Many" by Makana chords and lyrics (no tabs)

Music by Makana, Chords by Summer Gypsy

The minute I heard this song early yesterday, I knew I had to learn it. When I couldn't find the chords anywhere, I figured them out ... (at least what sounds about right to me). Here are the chords along with the lyrics.

(Note: This song is by Hawaiian guitarist, Makana, who says he put his fears aside and listened to his heart when he chose to repeatedly sing his protest song, "We Are the Many," to world leaders gathered for an APEC dinner Saturday. "At the half-way point, I just had the urge to play it," Makana told Civil Beat. "I didn't want to be rude about it, but I wanted to sing this song to these people. At first, I was very, very, very nervous — there was Secret Service everywhere.")

Makana plays this in the Key of G with the capo on 9th fret...
which gives it that nice high ukulele-like sound.... if you want to try a lower sound, see the end of the post for how to play in A instead (or transpose however you like)

 G             D                  G 
Ye come here, gather 'round the stage
      D                C                Em

The time has come for us to voice our rage
     G                      D             G

Against the ones who've trapped us in a cage
     D                 C           Em

To steal from us the value of our wage

    . . . (same chords for all the verses...)
From underneath the vestiture of law
The lobbyists at Washington do gnaw
At liberty, the bureaucrats guffaw
And until they are purged, we won't withdraw

Chorus:       
        Am7
We'll occupy the streets

         D
We'll occupy the courts

        G                    C
We'll occupy the offices of you
          D

Till you do
      C              D            G

The bidding of the many, not the few

Our nation was built upon the right
Of every person to improve their plight
But laws of this Republic they rewrite
And now a few own everything in sight

They own it free of liability
They own, but they are not like you and me
Their influence dictates legality
And until they are stopped we are not free

We'll occupy the streets
We'll occupy the courts
We'll occupy the offices of you
Till you do
The bidding of the many, not the few

You enforce your monopolies with guns
While sacrificing our daughters and sons
But certain things belong to everyone
Your thievery has left the people none

So take heed of our notice to redress
We have little to lose, we must confess
Your empty words do leave us unimpressed
A growing number join us in protest

We occupy the streets
We occupy the courts
We occupy the offices of you
Till you do
The bidding of the many, not the few

You can't divide us into sides
And from our gaze, you cannot hide
Denial serves to amplify
And our allegiance you can't buy

Our government is not for sale
The banks do not deserve a bail
We will not reward those who fail
We will not move till we prevail

We'll occupy the streets
We'll occupy the courts
We'll occupy the offices of you
Till you do
The bidding of the many, not the few

We'll occupy the streets
We'll occupy the courts
We'll occupy the offices of you
Till you do
The bidding of the many, not the few

We are the many
You are the few

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Key of A... capo on 7th fret
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A E A    E D Fm

A E A    E D Fm
D  E  A  D  E  D  E  A