Verse
F Am
Freedom for the stallion
A# F
Freedom for the mare and the colt
Am D
Freedom for the baby child
Am A#
Who's not grown old enough to vote
C11
Lord have mercy
F Am
what You gonna do
A# Gm
About the people that are prayin' to You
F
They got men makin' laws
C
that destroy other men
Dm G
made money God, it's a dog-gone sin
F C A# Am Gm F
Oh Lord, You got to help us find a way
[Verse 2]
F Am
Big ships sailin'
A# F
Slaves all chained and bound
Am D
Heading for another land
Am A#
that some cat says he's up and found
C11
Lord have mercy
F Am
What You gonna do
A# Gm
About the people who been prayin' to You
F C
They got men makin' laws that destroy other men
Dm G
makin' money God, it's a dog-gone sin
F C A# Am Gm F
Oh Lord, You got to help us find a way.
[Instrumental]
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|: F . . . | G9/F . . . | Db/F . . . | F . . . :|
[Verse 3]
F Am
Freedom for the stallion
A# F
Freedom for the mare and the colt
Am D
Freedom for the baby child
Am A#
Who's not grown old enough to vote
C11
Lord have mercy
F Am
What You gonna do
A# Gm
About the people that are prayin' to You
F C
Well, when I look Into my mind
Dm G
It's the truth that I find
F C A# Am Gm F
Oh Lord, You gotta help us find a way.
[Verse 4]
F Am
Freedom for the stallion
A# F
Freedom for the mare and the colt
Am D
Freedom for the baby child
Am A#
Who has not grown old enough to vote
C11
Lord have mercy
F Am
What You gonna do
A# Gm
About the people that are prayin' to You
F C
Well, when I look Into my mind
Dm G
It's the truth that I find
F C A# Am Gm F
Oh Lord, You gotta help us find a way.
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