Verse
C# A#m F# C#
They came for him in the morning, an hour before dawning
C# A#m F# G#
The pale white moon was waning in the African sky
C# A#m F# C#
The cell door flew wide open, they stood looking at him
C# A#m F# G# C#
He saw no mercy in their hearts, no pity in their eyes
[Verse 2]
C# A#m F# C#
As they took him and they bound him, tied his trembling hands behind him
C# A#m F# G#
He felt his courage leave him, his manhood disappear
C# A#m F# C#
His legs would not support him, so from the cell they dragged him
C# A#m F# G# C#
He sobbed and screamed and cursed them in his loneliness and fear
[Chorus]
C# G# C#
Chains, chains, chains
F# G# C#
How many souls have died in freedom's name
F# G# C# A#m
To some it is a way of life, to others just a word
F# G# C# A#m
To some it is a snow-white dove, to some a bloody sword
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But until the last chains fall, freedom will make slaves of us all
[Verse 3]
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With faces closed and hidden the white guards walked beside him
C# A#m F# G#
Indifferent to his pleading - they'd been down this path before
C# A#m F# C#
But other eyes were watching, other ears were listening
C# A#m F# G# C#
Other hearts beat with him in his final desperate hour
[Verse 4]
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From the darkness of that prison came the sound of his brothers singing
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Courage, their voices told him, you do not walk alone
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From their cells beyond the shadow he heard their voices echo
C# A#m F# G# C#
As in love and pride and sorrow they sang his spirit home
[Chorus]
C# G# C#
Chains, chains, chains
F# G# C#
How many souls have died in freedom's name
F# G# C# A#m
To some it is a way of life, to others just a word
F# G# C# A#m
To some it is a snow-white dove, to some a bloody sword
F# G# A#m F# G# C#
But until the last chains fall, freedom will make slaves of us all
[Verse 5]
C# A#m F# C#
And their song of hope and freedom, it rang inside that prison
C# A#m F# G#
It beat against the iron bars and crashed against the stone
C# A#m F# C#
As in their fear and hate they hung him, the last sound that filled his being
C# A#m F# G# C#
Was his brothers singing, singing his spirit home
[Outro]
C# G# C#
Courage, brother, you do not walk alone
C# G# C#
We shall walk with you and sing your spirit home
Ends with singing of SHOSHOLOSA
- 1. Chord Gitar Eric Bogle - Singing The Spirit Home Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar C#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Eric Bogle - Singing The Spirit Home Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar C#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan