The "secret" chord of We are the People - Empire of the Sun

Mabe i was assisted by I Say a Little Prayer for You - Bacharach which uses D bass and A minor on the right hand. So the chord I was trying forn years to figure out by ear is D bass and A #C E. So chorus is: C bass and E G B with B prepared as on Bach bass rules pdf then E bass and E G B, D bass and D #F A, then C bass and G B E, then E bass and G B E, then D bas and A #C E !. So really the chord code is D79