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