Tennessee Rise chords by The Tennessee Freedom Singers

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: Bb majorBb

Intro:

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Chorus:
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Hello California Morning, hello Mississippi Dawn.
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Tennessee Rise, the sleep out of your eyes
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You thought tomorrow’d never come
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How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm
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Depends what frequency you’re on
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Go and make yourself known
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Tomorrow knows their own

Verse 1:
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I got joy in my heart this morning
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I got trouble on my mind
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Yes my people know how to feel two ways
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About something at the very same time
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Yeah the joy’s for the new day coming
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Yeah the trouble’s for that too
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Cause we’ve come so far / sooo far
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But there’s so much left to do.


Chorus:
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Hello California Morning, hello Mississippi Dawn.
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Tennessee Rise, the sleep out of your eyes
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You thought tomorrow’d never come
E MajorE
How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm
 D MajorD
Depends what frequency you’re on
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Go and make yourself known
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Tomorrow knows their own

Verse 2:
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Oh the Freedom Riders calling
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Told us all to carry on
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To be the ones, to be the ones
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We shall not be overcome
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Oh that long long Arc of Justice
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That long long Arc of Peace
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We trouble these waters to be released
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Come together now Tennessee


Chorus:
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Hello California Morning, hello Mississippi Dawn.
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Tennessee Rise, the sleep out of your eyes
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You thought tomorrow’d never come
E MajorE
How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm
 D MajorD
Depends what frequency you’re on
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Go and make yourself known
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Tomorrow knows their own


Verse 3:
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Oh The Trail of Tears is still rolling
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Tennessee's waltzing in blood
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Now my daughter can’t sleep for the nightmares
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Every night she’s gunned down at school
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Everyday she sings her wild anthems
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She beats her fears out on her drums
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Now she’s a wolf cub yeah she’s Harriet Tubman
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Can we be brave as our children?


Out-Chorus:
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Hello California Morning, hello Mississippi Dawn.
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Tennessee Rise, the sleep out of your eyes
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You thought tomorrow’d never come
E MajorE
How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm
 D MajorD
Depends what frequency you’re on
           A augmentedA
Go and make yourself known
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Tomorrow knows their own
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Go and make yourself known
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Tomorrow knows their own
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Tomorrow knows their own
N.C.
Tomorrow knows their own