Show Them The Way Chords

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[Verse 1]
[C]Please God, [D]show 'em [Em]the way
Please God, [D]on this [Em]day
[C]Spirits all [D]given [Em]the strength
[C]Peace can come [D]if you really want [C]it
I had a fragile [D]dream in a

[Verse 2]
[Em]gray
house in the Hamptons
[C]I'd been there be[D]fore,
singing [Em]songs and doing benefits
[Bm]Was [C]in a room [D]alone
[Em]putting on my makeup
Like [C]so many things that come [D]to me
The [C]dress came across the
Persian carpet
[D]As I fell into [Em]the dress,
a thought came to [C]me
[D]Into my [Em]heart, I [Bm]have [C]a dream
[D]And a door ope[Em]ned
I [C]turned to face the mu[D]sic[C]
I was ready for [D]the Kennedy's
[Em]

[Verse 3]
I [C]don't know if it [D]was
[Em]1960[C] or 1963
Everything [D]was [Em]timeless, even me
[Bm]I wasn't old[C], I wasn't you[D]ng,
I [Em]was just part of their dream
A [C]shadow walked with me [D]down the hall,
[C]it was Martin Luther King
All in [D]shadow, all be[Em]fore me,
overwhelmed by
[C]Destiny, [D]someone sai[Em]d,
"Sing us a song
[Bm]There's a pi[C]ano" and[D]
handed me [Em]a drink
The room was [C]full of hope,
[D]a song would set[C] them free
[D]

[Verse 4]
[C]
And I said
Please God, [D]show 'em the [Em]way
[C]Please God, [D]on this [Em]day
[G]Spi[C]rits all giv[D]en the str[Em]ength
[C]Peace can come if you [D]really [C]want it

[Verse 5]
[C]I sat at the pian[D]o,
[Em]stared out of the shadows
I [C]sang the [D]words, "I have [Em]a dream"
[Bm]He wasn't my[C] old friend Jo[D]hn,
I [Em]did n't know him then
But he [C]smiled at [D]me,
[C]and I sang these words
Whatever [D]it takes
[Em]Whatever it takes to [C]be [D]free[Em]
No, I didn't [Bm]know [C]these [D]men[Em]
But they knew [C]me[D][C]
It was all symbol[D]ic,
[Em]nothing was as it seemed
[C]They all left us [D]in a single sho[Em]t but
they didn't take the [Bm]dream[C]
They were [D]there in that [Em]house
, discussing the future
And drink[C]ing champag[D]ne,
I was [C]just a piano player
The [D]voice, part of their [Em]dream
I was thirty [C]five and [D]maybe I was [Em]fifteen
[Bm]It was j[C]ust another ni[D]ght in the
[Em]presence of Martin Luther [C]King
[D]I was just a d[C]reamer,
I was ready for the [D]Kennedy's[Em]

[Verse 6]
[Em]
And I said
[C]Please God, [D]show 'em the [Em]way
Please [C]God, [D]on this [Em]day
[G]Light [C]the fire, start it [D]over
Tell [Em]the world about the dream
[C]Start it up and [D]make [C]it real[Em]
[D][Am][D][Am][G]

[Verse 7]
[C]Please [Em]God[D][Em]
[D]Show [Am]him the w[D]ay[G]
[C]Please [D]God[Em]
[D]Show [Am]her t[D]he w[Em]ay[G]
[D]Please [C]God[D][Em]
[D]Show [Am]them [D]the [Am]way[Em][G]
[C]Please [Em]God[C]

[Verse 8]
[C]Back in the [D]room where it all [Em]began
My heart began [C]to heal,
[D]I believe it[Em][Bm]
[C]I remember the bea[D]uty of
the [Em]Hamptons
Shadows playing [C]in [D]the sun
A voice [C]said, "The dream is not over, no
The dream has [D]just begun[Em]"
I spun around to [C]see
another [D]shadow
[Em]Slipping through the door
And [C]my eyes opened [D]wide,
[Em]"What is this all for?"
[C]And the shadow said,
[D]"Don't forget it, [C]don't forget
What we were fighting [D]for,
[Em]don't forget it"

[Verse 9]
And I [C]said
Please God, [D]show 'em the [Em]way
(It's just [C]another night)
Please God, [D]on this [Em]day
[Bm](Martin Luther King)
[C]Spirits all [D]given [Em]the strength
(Sing us a song)
Peace can [C]come if you
[D]fight for [C]it
(Don't forget it)
Think we're just in [D]time to say
[Em](Ooh, and said, oh said)[C]
Please God, [D]show 'em the [Em]way
(All in [C]shadow)
Please God, [D]on this [Em]day
(All before me)
[C]Spirits all [D]given [C]the strength
Peace can come if you [D]fight [Em]for it
Think we're [C]just in time
[D]to say thi[Em]s[Bm][C]
[D]Set them [Em]free[C][D]
[C]Room was full of hope
Please God, [D]show 'em the way

[Verse 10]
[Em]
(I believe [C]it)
Please God, [D]on this [Em]day
(Don't[Bm]forget [C]it)
Spirits all [D]given the strength
[Em]
(Don't forget [C]what
[D]We were [C]fighting for)
Think we're just [D]in time [Em]to say
[C]Peace can [D]come [Em]if
you fight for [Bm]it
[C]Peace [D]can come [Em]if you try harder
[C]Peace [D]can come, oo[C]h,
if you really want it

[Verse 11]
The [D]dream[Em]
Don't forget [C]it, please [D]God[Em]
Show them [D]the way