Verse
Eb Gm
Go out and tell our story.
Ab Bb Cm
Let it echo far and wide.
Fm7 Bb7
Make them hear you,
Bb/C Cm Bb/Ab Ab
Make them hear you.
Eb Gm
How justice was our battle
Ab Bb Cm
And how justice was denied.
Fm7 Bb7
Make them hear you,
Ebadd9 Bb/D
Make them hear you.
Cm Gm
And say to those who blame us
Ab Bb Eb Bb/D
For the way we chose to fight
Cm Gm
That sometimes there are battles
Ab Bb G
That are more than black or white...
Bb Eb Gm
And I could not put down my sword
Ab Bb Cm
When justice was my right.
Fm7 Bb B/D#
Make them hear you.
Verse
E Abm
Go out and tell our story
A B C#m
To your daughters and your sons.
F#m7 B
Make them hear you,
B/C# C#m B/A A
Make them hear you.
E Abm
And tell them, in our struggle,
A B C#m
We were not the only ones.
F#m7 B7
Make them hear you,
Eadd9 B/D#
Make them hear you.
C#m Abm
Your sword can be a sermon
A B E B/D#
Or the power of the pen.
C#m Abm
Teach every child to raise his voice
A B Ab B
And then, my brothers, then
E Abm
Will justice be demanded
A B C#m
By ten million righteous men.
F#m7 A/B
Make them hear you.
C#m Abm
When they hear you,
F#7 Am(add6)
I'll be near you
B7sus4 E B/D# C#m E/B A B E
A. . . gain.