Chicago

(Robert Lamm)
(We can cut it in any key.)

[Verse 1]
(Robert Lamm)
Why can't folks get along with one another
Cause Jesus said you got to love your brother
(Peter Cetera)
No one seems to notice all the evil in the air
No one seems to really give a damn if it is there

[Chorus]
(Terry Kath)
Oh, what's this world coming to
(Peter Cetera)
Ha-ha-hope for love, come on through, come on through
(Terry Kath)
I said-said-said People finally get them together
(Peter Cetera)
Yeah making life - Ooh - a whole lot better
Yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]
(Terry Kath)
Some folks got a lot, and some are hungry
Well I said some folks have to live from day to day
(Robert Lamm)
Rich folks spending time just counting money
Poor folks really ain't got much to say

[Chorus]

[Bridge] (Repeat)
What's this world
Coming to

[Verse 3]
(Terry Kath)
Oh people got to get their thing together
Ain't no time to lose just time to die
(Peter Cetera)
All of us can make this world a better place to be
All of us can feel how good it feels to be free

[Chorus]

Chicago is a rock band hailing from the Illinois city of the same name. With its multitude of certified gold and platinum hits, the band has had enough longevity to last for over fifty years.

Chicago was formed on February 15, 1967, between keyboardist/singer Robert Lamm, trumpeter Lee Loughnane, saxophonist Walter Parazaider, drummer Danny Seraphine, guitarist Terry Kath, and trombonist James Pankow. The group called themselves “The Big Thing,” and played Top 40 hits in nightclubs in Chicago. In 1968, the band relocated to Los Angles, and changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority. They gained massive amounts of exposure to famous musicians of the time by regularly playing at the Whiskey A Go Go nightclub. In 1969, they released a self-titled album which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. The next year, the band shortened their name to “Chicago” to avoid a lawsuit from the actual company of the same name.

The band has released a plethora of albums, most of them titled Chicago enumerated with Roman numerals. The band changed its sound in the late 70s and 80s following the death of Terry Kath. Since then, the band has still carried on a legacy for the decades following, but has slowed the release of original music to a trickle.

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