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