D C D Bm
He-e-e-e was my brother
G A
Five years older than I
D C D Bm
He-e-e-e was my brother
G A D C D
Twenty-three years old the day he died
D C D Bm
Fre-e-e-edom rider
G A
They cursed my brother to his face
D C D Bm
Go home outsider
G A D C D
Mississippi's gonna be your buryin' place
D C D Bm
He-e-e-e was singin' on his knees
G A
An angry mob trailed along
D C D Bm
They shot my brother dead
G A Bm D C D
Because he hated what was wrong
D C D Bm
He-e-e-e was my brother
G A
Tears can't bring him back to me
D C D
He - He was my brother
G A D
And he died so his brothers could be free
Bm G A D C D
Oh, God, he died so his brothers could be free