Verse
Fm Fm
There are dogs in the yard, howling at the moon
Fm Fm
There are sinners like me our judgment's coming soon
Fm Fm
And I stand at the bottom of this dark and lonely well
Fm Fm
Saying "please give me answers so I might escape Hell"
[Verse 2]
Fm Fm
I watched from my window as they gunned down unarmed men
Fm Fm
Tried to say it's not my problem: couldn't happen to my friends
A#m A#m
But the truth is they're my brothers, and they're my countrymen
Fm Fm
And if we lose our better angels, we won't get them back again
[Chorus]
G# Fm
Come on and raise your voice above the raging seas
D# C#
We can't hold our breath forever when our brothers cannot breathe
G# Fm
Come on and raise your voice above the raging seas
D# C#
We can't hold our breath forever when our sisters cannot breathe
Fm
Mmmmm
[Verse 3]
Fm Fm
Well I've lived outside Atlanta, in Durham and Nashville
Fm Fm
I spent years in California, in the valleys and the hills
A#m A#m
And they say we'll fix the problem, yeah we all live the dream
Fm Fm
But when shots ring out in Charleston, tell me who are the ones that bleed?
[Chorus]
G# Fm
Come on and raise your voice above the raging seas
D# C#
We can't hold our breath forever when our brothers cannot breathe
G# Fm
Come on and raise your voice above the raging seas
D# C#
We can't hold our breath forever when our sisters cannot breathe
G#
Oh, oh
Fm
Oh, oh
D#
Oh, oh
C#
Our brothers cannot breathe
G#
Oh, oh
Fm
Oh, oh
D#
Oh, oh
C#
Our sisters cannot breathe
[Outro]
Fm D#
All good people, won't you come around?
D#
Won't you come around?
A#
Won't you come around?
Fm D#
All good people, won't you come around?
D#
Won't you come around?
Fm
Defend your brothers
Fm D#
All good people, won't you come around?
D#
Won't you come around?
A#
Won't you come around?
Fm D#
All good people, won't you come around?
D#
Won't you come around?
Fm
Hold up each other
(Repeat outro until end)