Key: A
Introduction:
Am G
-- He's a leader - talks of freedom
F Em
-- He knows the power of the Big Idea
Am G
-- He's a dealer - he's a seeker
F Em
-- Of the power that comes from fear
Am G
-- He gave his life to the party machine
F Em
-- Holding on to a secret dream
Am G
-- He knows better than anyone
F Em
-- Power comes from the barrel of a gun
Am G
Of a gun - Of a gun - Of a gun - Of a gun
F Em
Of a gun - Of a gun - Of a gun - Of a gun
Pre-Chorus
Am G F Em
And he's rising up against them now
Am G F Em
And he's rising up in country and town
Am G F Em
And he's Rising up - rising up
F C Dm C
The revolution will eat its children
F C Dm
I see the river of dreams run dry
F C Dm C
I'm so thankful I got to love you
F C Dm
You're the reason I survive
Interlude
Am G F Em
-- The promise of a better life for all
Am G F Em
-- The promise of freedom from hunger and war
Am G F Em
-- So many rose up to answer the call
Am G F Em
-- And so many are no longer here at all
Am G F Em
-- The hopes of yesterday drowning in shifting sands
Am G F Em
-- 'Cause something strange is going on across the land
Am G F Em
-- Preaching water but drinking wine
Am G F Em
-- Power gets us every time
Am G
-- The more things change
F Em
The more they stay the same
Pre-Chorus
Am G F Em
And they're rising up against him now
Am G F Em
And they're rising up in country and town
Am G F Em
And they're rising up, rising up
F C Dm C
The revolution has eaten its children
F C Dm
I see the river of dreams run dry
F C Dm C
I'm so thankful I got to love you
F C Dm
You're the reason I survive
F C Dm C
The revolution has eaten its children
F C Dm
I see the river of dreams run dry
F C Dm C
I'm so thankful I got to love you
F C Dm
You're the reason I survive
Am G
Till the promised country
F Em
Till the promised country
Am G
Till the promised country
F Em
Till the promised country
Outro