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