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