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πΈ Intro:
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G G
πΈ Intro:
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πΈ Verse 1:
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Peace, it don't come easy,
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Love, it don't come free,
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Martin Luther King said,
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Lord, I have a Dream,
Am7/G
Boys and girls of every,
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color walking side by side,
Am7/G
Brother, sister, come on,
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turn that darkness into light.
πΈ Verse 2:
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I was born into the,
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heart of Dixie Land,
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Holy rollers in the,
G Am7/G
hills of Birmingham,
Am7/G
all those summers spent just,
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chasing lightning bugs by night,
Am7/G
heavy stillness in the,
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heat of August & July.
πΈ Verse 3:
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Lord, a wind was stirring,
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from the east to west,
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set my heart a-blazing,
G Am7/G
deep down in my chest,
Am7/G
and I heard that preacher,
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crying out on 16th street,
Am7/G
"Till we all have freedom,
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there is no man truly free".
[Interlude]
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G G
Am7/G C
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πΈ Verse 4:
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On into September,
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heard the people say,
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'things just won't get better',
Am7/G
4 girls died today,
Am7/G
but we will rise up singing,
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truly, We Shall Overcome,
Am7/G
and we won't quit singing,
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till that day of glory comes.
πΈ Verse 5:
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Peace, it don't come easy,
G
Love, it don't come free,
G
Martin Luther King said,
G Am7/G
Lord, I have a Dream,
Am7/G
Boys and girls of every,
G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G
color walking side by side,
Am7/G
Brother, sister, come on,
G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G
turn that darkness into light.
Am7/G
Brother, sister, come on,
G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G G Gadd11 G G
turn that darkness into light.
πΈ Outro:
G Gadd11 G G
And we shall over---come one day,
G Gadd11 G G
We shall over---come,
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Deep in my heart I do believe,
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One day, we shall overcome.
Gadd11 G
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Published: February 11, 2026
Last Updated: February 11, 2026