Key: A
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