A Church Is Burning chords

[INTRO]
[D] [A] G* [D]

[CHORUS 1]
[D] [A] G* [D]
A church is bu - u - u - rning
The fl[D]ames r[G]ise high[D]er
Like hands that ar[F#m]e prayin[Em]g
Agl[G]ow in the s[Asus4]ky [A]
Like ha[D]nds that are praying
G* D
The fire is sayin’
G* D
You can burn down my churches
But[A7] I shall be [D] free

[VERSE 1]
[Em] Three hooded men through the b[D]ack roads did creep
[Em]Torches in their hands while the v[D]illage lies asleep
G* [D] [C] [D]
Down to the church where, just hours before
G* D
Voices were singing, and
G* D
Hands were beating, and
G* [D] [A] [D]
Saying, "I won't be a slave anymore"

[CHORUS 2]
[D] [A] G* [D]
A church is bu - u - u - rning
The fl[D]ames r[G]ise high[D]er
Like hands that ar[F#m]e prayin[Em]g
Agl[G]ow in the s[Asus4]ky [A]
Like ha[D]nds that are praying
G* D
The fire is sayin’
G* D
You can burn down my churches
But[A7] I shall be [D] free

[VERSE 2]
[Em] Three hooded men, their h[D]ands lit the spark
And they f[Em]aded in the night, and they v[D]anished in the dark
G* [D] G* [D]
And in the cold light of morning, there is nothing that remains
G* [D] [A] [D]
But the ashes of a Bible and a can of kerosene

[CHORUS 3]
[D] [A] G* [D]
A church is bu - u - u - rning
The fl[D]ames r[G]ise high[D]er
Like hands that ar[F#m]e prayin[Em]g
Agl[G]ow in the s[Asus4]ky [A]
Like ha[D]nds that are praying
G* D
The fire is sayin’
G* D
You can burn down my churches
But[A7] I shall be [D] free

[VERSE 3]
[Em] A church is more than just t[D]imber and stone
And f[Em]reedom is a dark road when you're w[D]alking it alone
G* [D] G* [D]
But the future is now, and it's time to take a stand
G* [D] [A] [D]
So the lost bells of freedom can ring out in my land

[CHORUS 4]
[D] [A] G* [D]
A church is bu - u - u - rning
The fl[D]ames r[G]ise high[D]er
Like hands that ar[F#m]e prayin[Em]g
Agl[G]ow in the s[Asus4]ky [A]
Like ha[D]nds that are praying
G* D
The fire is sayin’
G* [D] [Bm]
You can burn down my church - es
But [G]I - I - [A]I shall be fr[D]ee