Verse
F# A#m
Freedom for the stallion
Cb F#
Freedom for the mare and the colt
A#m D#
Freedom for the baby child
A#m Cb
Who's not grown old enough to vote
C#11
Lord have mercy
F# A#m
what You gonna do
Cb G#m
About the people that are prayin' to You
F#
They got men makin' laws
C#
that destroy other men
D#m G#
made money God, it's a dog-gone sin
F# C# Cb A#m G#m F#
Oh Lord, You got to help us find a way
[Verse 2]
F# A#m
Big ships sailin'
Cb F#
Slaves all chained and bound
A#m D#
Heading for another land
A#m Cb
that some cat says he's up and found
C#11
Lord have mercy
F# A#m
What You gonna do
Cb G#m
About the people who been prayin' to You
F# C#
They got men makin' laws that destroy other men
D#m G#
makin' money God, it's a dog-gone sin
F# C# Cb A#m G#m F#
Oh Lord, You got to help us find a way.
[Instrumental]
|: F# . . . :| x3
|: F# . . . | G#9/F# . . . | D/F# . . . | F# . . . :|
[Verse 3]
F# A#m
Freedom for the stallion
Cb F#
Freedom for the mare and the colt
A#m D#
Freedom for the baby child
A#m Cb
Who's not grown old enough to vote
C#11
Lord have mercy
F# A#m
What You gonna do
Cb G#m
About the people that are prayin' to You
F# C#
Well, when I look Into my mind
D#m G#
It's the truth that I find
F# C# Cb A#m G#m F#
Oh Lord, You gotta help us find a way.
[Verse 4]
F# A#m
Freedom for the stallion
Cb F#
Freedom for the mare and the colt
A#m D#
Freedom for the baby child
A#m Cb
Who has not grown old enough to vote
C#11
Lord have mercy
F# A#m
What You gonna do
Cb G#m
About the people that are prayin' to You
F# C#
Well, when I look Into my mind
D#m G#
It's the truth that I find
F# C# Cb A#m G#m F#
Oh Lord, You gotta help us find a way.
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