[verse 1] E There's a million reasons F#m to hesitate A D With a history that's filled with hate E F#m Have we ever been united states? A D I wonder (oh, oh, oh) E F#m So who can blame us for the doubt A D Forgive me if I think out loud E But we're just as just F#m won't come around A D I wonder (oh, oh, oh) [Pre-chorus] E F#m I was born with two,dirty hands A Something my daddy D didn't understand E F#m Something his daddy didn't understand A D So it starts with me E I was raised with distrust, F#m in my heart A D Momma told me we're in worlds apart E F#m Her momma told her don't even bother A D So it starts with me
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[Chorus] E 'Cause we can be free, F#m yeah I know that A Let's try to fix the things D that's been broke down E 'Cause we can be free, F#m yeah I know that A D And it starts with me E 'Cause we can be free, F#m yeah I know that A Let's try to fix the things D that's been broke down E 'Cause we can be free, F#m yeah I know that A D And it starts with me [Verse 2] E F#m With a heavy road in front of us A D And a system that has lost our trust E F#m Can we ever find the strength A D to rise from ashes? E F#m And looking at the heart of it A D The healing nearly can't begin E Without confession and F#m A D forgiveness and compassion [pre chorus] I was born with two,dirty hands A Something my daddy D didn't understand E F#m Something his daddy didn't understand A D So it starts with me E I was raised with distrust, F#m in my heart A Momma told me we're D in worlds apart E Her momma told her F#m don't even bother A D So it starts with me [Chorus] E 'Cause we can be free, F#m yeah I know that A Let's try to fix the things D that's been broke down E 'Cause we can be free, F#m yeah I know that A D And it starts with me E 'Cause we can be free, F#m yeah I know that A Let's try to fix the things D that's been broke down E 'Cause we can be free, F#m yeah I know that A D And it starts with me
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{Bridge]
D
One day (One day,
F#m
one day, one day, one day)
E
This nation will rise up
(Rise up, rise up,
rise up, rise up)
Rise up (Rise up, rise up)
D
Can you feel it in
your heart tonight?
F#m
Love is gonna move the needle
E
I can feel it in
my heart tonight
Oh yeah
D
Can you feel it in
your heart tonight?
F#m
Love is gonna move the needle
E
I can feel it in my
heart tonight
E
Oh yeah
D
Can you feel it in
your heart tonight?
F#m
Love is gonna move the needle
E
I can feel it in my
heart tonight
E
(I can feel it in
my heart tonight)
[Pre-Chorus 2]
E F#m
I need you, you need me
A D
One more step, almost free
E F#m A D
(Almost free, almost free)
E F#m
Say I need you and you need me
A D
Father give us eyes to see
E F#m A D
[Chorus 2]
E
'Cause we can be free,
F#m
yeah I know that
A
Let's try to fix the things
D
that's been broke down
E
'Cause we can be free,
F#m
yeah I know that
A D
And it starts with me
E
'Cause we can be free,
F#m
yeah I know that
A
Let's try to fix the things
D
that's been broke down
E
'Cause we can be free,
F#m
yeah I know that
A D
And it starts with me
E F#m
This language that I speak
A D
This dream on you and me
E F#m
But one choice from together
A D
It starts with me
This language that I speak
A D
This dream on you and me
E F#m
But one choice from together
A D
It starts with me
