Simple song of freedom

C G C
Come and sing a simple song of freedom,
F C
sing it like you've never sung before.
G Am
Let it fill the air, tell the people everywhere,
F G C
we, the people here, don't want a war.

C G C
1. Hey there, Mister Black Man, can you hear me,
F C
I don't want your diamonds or your game.
G Am
I just want to be someone known to you as me,
F G C
and I will bet my life you want the same.

+ CHORUS

C G C
2. Seven hundred million, are you listening,
F C
most of what you read is made of lies.
G Am
But speaking one to one, ain't it everybody's sun,
F G C
to wake to in the morning when we rise.

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C G C
3. Brother Solzhenitsyn, are you busy?
F C
If not, won't you drop this friend a line.
G Am
Tell me if the man who is plowin' up your land,
F G C
has got the war machine upon his mind?

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C G C
4. Now, no doubt, some folks enjoy doing battle,
F C
like presidents, prime ministers and kings.
G Am
So let’s all build them shelves, where they can fight among themselves,
F G C
and leave the people be who love to sing.

C G C
Come and sing a simple song of freedom,
F C
sing it like you've never sung before.
G Am
Let it fill the air, tell the people everywhere,
F G C
we, the people here, don't want a war.

G Am
I say, let it fill the air, tellin’ people everywhere,
F G F - C
we, the people here, don't want a wa.......r.


(Bobby Darin)