Verse
G#m
Hands to the Heavens, no man, no weapon
E
Formed against, yes glory is destined
B Bm7
Every day women and men become legends
F#
Sins that go against our skin become blessings
G#m
The movement is a rhythm to us
E
Freedom is like religion to us
B Bm7
Justice is juxtaposition in us
F#
Justice for all just ain't specific enough
G#m
One son died, his spirit is revisitin' us
E
Truant livin' livin' in us, resistance is us
B Bm7
That's why Rosa sat on the bus
F#
That's why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up
G#m
When it go down we woman and man up
E
They say, "Stay down" and we stand up
B Bm7
Shots, we on the ground, the camera panned up
F#
King pointed to the mountain top and we ran up
[Chorus]
Am* F*
One day, when the glory comes
C* Cm7* G*
It will be ours, it will be ours
Am* F*
Oh, one day, when the war is one
C* Cm7* G*
We will be sure, we will be here sure
G#m F*
Oh, glory, glory
C* Cm7* G*
Oh, glory, glory
[Bridge]
C#m7
Now the war is not over
E
Victory isn't won
G#m
And we'll fight on to the finish
F#
Then when it's all done
C#m7 E G#m F#
We'll cry glory, glory, oh glory, glory
C#m7 E G#m F#
We'll cry glory, glory, oh glory, glory
[Verse 2]
G#m
Selma's now for every man, woman and child
E
Even Jesus got his crown in front of a crowd
B Bm7
They marched with the torch, we gon' run with it now
F#
Never look back, we done gone hundreds of miles
G#m
From dark roads he rose, to become a hero
E
Facin' the league of justice, his power was the people
B Bm7
Enemy is lethal, a king became regal
F#
Saw the face of Jim Crow under a bald eagle
G#m
The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful
E
We sing, our music is the cuts that we bleed through
B Bm7
Somewhere in the dream we had an epiphany
F#
Now we right the wrongs in history
G#m
No one can win the war individually
E
It takes the wisdom of the elders and young people's energy
B Bm7
Welcome to the story we call victory
F#
Comin' of the Lord, my eyes have seen the glory
[Chorus]
G#m E
One day, when the glory comes
B Bm7 F#
It will be ours, it will be ours
G#m E
Oh, one day, when the war is won
B Bm7 F#
We will be sure, we will be here sure
G#m E
Oh, glory, glory
B Bm7 F#
Oh, glory, glory
G#m E
Oh, glory, glory
B Bm7 F#
Oh, glory, glory
[Outro]
G#m E
When the war is won
B Cm7* F#
When it's all said and done
G#m E
We'll cry glory, glory
B Cm7* G*
Oh, glory