free the people Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
Laws were made for [G]people
And the law can never [Em]scorn
[A]The right of a [D]man to be free

[Verse 2]
[G]Free the[D] people![Bm]
[G]Let them [A]have [D]their say
[G]Free the peo[D]ple![Bm]
[G]Let the[A]m see the light of day[D][G][D][G]

[Verse 3]
A dis[D]mal dawn was [F#m]breaking
when [Bm]they took [G]her man away
[Em]Not knowing what was h[A]is crime
[D]Just what he [F#m]was guilty of not
[Bm]one of them could [G]say
But [Em]they'll think of
[A]something in [D]time
[G]He says: "Goodbye and [F#m]remember
[G]We shall [Em]overc[A]ome"

[Verse 4]
[G]Free the[D] people![Bm]
[G]Let them hav[A]e the[D]ir say
[G]Free the[D] people![Bm]
[G]Let the[A]m see the light of day[D]
[G][D][Em][G]

[Verse 5]
[D]Comforting her chil[F#m]dren softly
[Bm]cry ing in t[G]he night
[Em]She tries very hard to ex[A]plain
You [D]know, your Daddy [F#m]nev er
did [Bm]a thing that wasn't [G]right
So [Em]soon he's bound to [A]be home [D]again
[G]He is [F#m]a good man
And [G]he [F#m]shall [Em]over [D]co[A]me

[Verse 6]
[G]Free the[D] people![Bm]
[G]Let them hav[A]e the[D]ir say
[G]Free the[D] people![Bm]
[G]Let the[A]m see the light of
[D]day[G]
[D][G][D]

[Verse 7]
What does it [F#m]profit him
The [Bm]right [G]to be born
If he suf[Em]fers the loss of liberty?
[A]Laws were made for peo[D]ple
And the law [F#m]can never scorn
[Bm]The right of a man to be[G] f[Em]ree
We [A]are the people
[D]An d we shall overcome

[Verse 8]
[G]We are the [F#m]people
And [G]we [Em]shall [A]overcome

[Verse 9]
[Bm]Free [G]the peo[D]ple![Bm]
[G]Let them hav[A]e the[D]ir say
[G]Free the[D] people![Bm]
[G]Let the[A]m see the light of day[D]!
[G]Free the peo[D]ple![Bm]
[G]Let them hav[A]e the[D]ir say
[G]Free the peo[D]ple![Bm]
[G]Let the[A]m see the light of
[D]day

[Outro 1]
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