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