Key: G
Introduction:
G#m7
Oh-oh
F# Fm7/5-E
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
G#m7
So go ahead and fix your crown
F# Fm7(b5) E
Then watch it all burn in smoke, oh, oh
F# Fm7(b5) E
We're on the long road to freedom, oh, no
G#m7
Too much time tryna figure out why
B7M
Too much time to be patient
E7M
All this time you be feeding us lies
E7M
Ain't no truth in your statements
G#m7
Too much pain in these little white lies
B7M
You left here
E7M
All this time tryna figure out how
E7M
We still here
G#m7
I take pride in the things that we've done
B7M
Side by side in the revolution
E7M
Won't stay silent for things that I love
E7M
'Cause we know dem nuh care about us
G#m7
White men can't jump but at least they can run
B7M
Broke these chains just to put our hands up
E7M
They can never see the kingdom coming
E7M
You wanna see us all amount to nothing, no
G#m7 B7M E7M
I can see your face, see the light in your eyes
E7M G#m7
I can see the change, feel the heat of the fire
B7M E7M
If you can feel the pain, then you know you're alive
E7M
Both feet on the line
G#m7 B7M
By any means, I will fight (for you, for you), oh, no
E7M
By any means, I will fight (for you, for you)
G#m7 B7M
By any means, I will fight (for you, for you)
E7M
By any means, I will fight (for you, for you)
G#m7 B7M
I've spent too many days in my head now
E7M
Did you think we would forget, how?
E7M
Too many destinies, too many sentences
F#6 G#m7
Read now, read now
B7M
See all this pain in the headlines
E7M
But I have cried for the last time
But know what happens, see
E7M F#6 G#m7
You would be blind if it was just an eye for an eye
B7M
And what if we changed the world?
E7M
We rise from the flames the victor
E7M
It's far from a perfect picture
G#m7
I know we're sinful but we are human
B7M
Would you be grateful if you took my place?
E7M
Say my name (say my name)
E7M
There is redemption in the steps we take
G#m7
Say, one life and I'm gonna use it (oh)
B7M
Innocent 'til I am proven (oh, no)
E7M
One last chance and you blew it (oh)
E7M
One last dance in the ruins (oh)
G#m7
So much hate in your movements (oh, no)
B7M
Told me I couldn't prove it (no)
E7M
One last prayer for the sinners (ooh)
E7M
You only learn what you witness (ooh, ooh-ooh)
G#m7 B7M E7M
I can see your face, see the light in your eyes
E7M G#m7
I can see the change, feel the heat of the fire
B7M E7M
If you can feel the pain, then you know you're alive
E7M
Both feet on the line
G#m7 B7M
By any means, I will fight (for you, for you), oh, no
E7M
By any means, I will fight (for you, for you)
G#m7 B7M
By any means, I will fight (for you, for you)
E7M
By any means, I will fight (for you, for you)
G#m7 B7M
I've spent too many days in my head now
E7M
Did you think we would forget, how?
E7M
Too many destinies, too many sentences
F#6 G#m7
Read now, read now
B7M
See all this pain in the headlines
E7M
But I have cried for the last time
But know what happens, see
E7M F#6
You would be blind if it was just an eye for an eye