Glory chords by John Legend

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

No Capo, Standard Tuning

Cm7Cm7 -> (032000)

Or Capo 5th fret
A minorAm -> E minorEm
FF -> C majorC
C -> G+G
G MajorG -> D MajorD
Dm7Dm7 -> A minorAm

* = ONE STRUM

Also, between A minorAm and FF during the "Oh, glory, glory" part of the chorus, you could upward strum all
strings open to give the same effect John does when he changes notes on the piano, or use Am7.

[Chorus]


Am*        F*
One day, when the glory comes
     C*     Cm7*  G*
It will be ours, it will be ours
Am*          F*
Oh, one day, when the war is one
     C*      Cm7*   G*
We will be sure, we will be here sure
  A minorAm   F*
Oh, glory, glory
  C* Cm7* G*
Oh, glory, glory

[Verse 1]

A minorAm
Hands to the Heavens, no man, no weapon
FF
Formed against, yes glory is destined
C majorC                Cm7Cm7
Every day women and men become 🏷Legends
G+G
Sins that go against our skin become blessings
A minorAm
The movement is a rhythm to us
FF
Freedom is like religion to us
C majorC             Cm7Cm7
Justice is juxtaposition in us
G+G
Justice for all just ain't specific enough
A minorAm
One son died, his spirit is revisitin' us
FF
Truant livin' livin' in us, resistance is us
C majorC               Cm7Cm7
That's why Rosa sat on the bus
G+G
That's why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up
A minorAm
When it go down we woman and man up
FF
They say, "Stay down" and we stand up
C majorC                     Cm7Cm7
Shots, we on the ground, the camera panned up
G+G
King pointed to the mountain top and we ran up

[Chorus]

Am*         F*
One day, when the glory comes
      C*     Cm7* G*
It will be ours, it will be ours
Am*          F*
Oh, one day, when the war is one
C*             Cm7*  G*
We will be sure, we will be here sure
   Am* F*
Oh, glory, glory
  C* Cm7* G*
Oh, glory, glory


[Bridge]

Dm7Dm7
Now the war is not over
FF
Victory isn't won
A minorAm
And we'll fight on to the finish
G+G
Then when it's all done
     Dm7Dm7   FF    A minorAm   G+G
We'll cry glory, glory, oh glory, glory
     Dm7Dm7   FF    A minorAm   G+G
We'll cry glory, glory, oh glory, glory


[Verse 2]

A minorAm
Selma's now for every man, woman and child
FF
Even Jesus got his crown in front of a crowd
C majorC                        Cm7Cm7
They marched with the torch, we gon' run with it now
G+G
Never look back, we done gone hundreds of miles
A minorAm
From dark roads he rose, to become a hero
FF
Facin' the league of justice, his power was the people
C majorC                Cm7Cm7
Enemy is lethal, a king became regal
G+G
Saw the face of Jim Crow under a bald eagle
A minorAm
The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful
FF
We sing, our music is the cuts that we bleed through
C majorC                   Cm7Cm7
Somewhere in the dream we had an epiphany
G+G
Now we right the wrongs in history
A minorAm
No one can win the war individually
FF
It takes the wisdom of the elders and young people's energy
C majorC                Cm7Cm7
Welcome to the story we call victory
G+G
Comin' of the Lord, my eyes have seen the glory


[Chorus]

A minorAm           FF
One day, when the glory comes
   C majorC        Cm7Cm7  G+G
It will be ours, it will be ours
A minorAm           FF
Oh, one day, when the war is won
   C majorC          Cm7Cm7   G+G
We will be sure, we will be here sure
  A minorAm   FF
Oh, glory, glory
 C majorC   Cm7Cm7 G+G
Oh, glory, glory
  A minorAm   FF
Oh, glory, glory
 C majorC   Cm7Cm7 G+G
Oh, glory, glory

[Outro]

    A minorAm    FF
When the war is won
     C majorC         Cm7* G+G
When it's all said and done
   A minorAm     FF
We'll cry glory, glory
C majorC     Cm7* G*
Oh, glory

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