Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
C minorCm G minorGm AbAb Bb7susBb7sus
Verse 1:
Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
Go out and tell our story
AbAb C minorCm
let it echo far and wide
F minorFm Bbsus
Make them hear you
C minorCm Bb majorBb AbAb
Make them hear you
Eb MajorEb G minorGm AbAb Bb majorBb C minorCm
How justice was our battle and how justice was denied
F minorFm Bbsus
Make them hear you
Ebsus Eb MajorEb Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
Make them hear you
Chorus:
C minorCm G minorGm
And say to those who blame us
AbAb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
For the way we chose to fight
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 C minorCm G minorGm
that sometimes there are battles
C minorCm Bb majorBb AbAb Ab6Ab6 G+G
which are more than black or white
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
And I could not put down my sword
AbAb Bb majorBb C minorCm
when justice was my right
F minorFm Fm7Fm7 BsusBsus
Make them hear you
Ebsus Eb MajorEb Ebsus Eb MajorEb
Make them hear you
Verse 2:
BB E MajorE
Go out and tell the story
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
to your daughters and your sons
G#m7G#m7 F# minorF#m F#m7F#m7
Make them hear you
BsusBsus B7B7 BB A augmentedA
Make them hear you
A augmentedA E MajorE BB C# minorC#m
And tell them in our struggle
G# minorG#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
We were not the only ones
G# minorG#m F# minorF#m F#m7F#m7 BsusBsus
Make them hear you
B7B7 F#m7F#m7 E MajorE
Make them hear you
Chorus:
E MajorE C# minorC#m G#m7G#m7
Your sword can be a sermon
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
or the power of the pen
E MajorE C# minorC#m G#m7G#m7 C# minorC#m
Teach every child to raise his voice
BB A augmentedA A major 6A6 G#G#
and then my brothers, then
BB E MajorE
will justice be demanded
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
by ten million righteous men
G# minorG#m F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Make them hear you
C# minorC#m G# minorG#m
When they hear you
C# minorC#m F#F# F#7F#7 F#m7F#m7
I'll be near you
A minorAm E MajorE G# minorG#m A augmentedA BsusBsus E MajorE BB C# minorC#m E MajorE A augmentedA G#m7G#m7 E MajorE
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