[Chords]
Bb x-1-3-3-3-1
F 1-3-3-2-1-1
C x-3-5-5-5-3
Dm x-5-7-7-6-5
Dm7 x-5-7-5-6-5
F/G 3-0-3-2-1-1
F/A x-0-3-2-1-1
F#7 x-4-2-3-2-x
C#dim x-4-5-6-x-x
Am 5-7-7-5-5-5
Am* x-7-10-9-(10)-x
Gm 3-5-5-3-3-3
Gm* x-10-12-12-11-10
/A x-0-x-x-x-x
/G 3-x-x-x-x-x
[INTRO]
[Bb] [F] [C] [F] x4
[VERSE 1]
[Bb] Me and Mr. [F]Washington go [C]forth with no [F]real direction
[Bb] Dreaming of the [F]day we drive our [C]cars into the [F]ocean
[Bb] And all the [F]people looking [C]on will wonder [F]what to say
[Bb] And live conf[F]used about us '[C]til the day they [F] do the same
[Bb] And they s[F]ee while [C]swimming that [F]they are free
[BRIDGE]
[Bb]Doo doo doo doo d[F]oo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo doo
Fa [Bb]doo doo doo doo [F]doo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo
[Bb]Doo doo doo doo d[F]oo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo doo
Fa [Bb]doo doo doo doo [F]doo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo [Dm7]
[VERSE 2]
[Bb] Reach for a [F]solace I find [C]only in my [F]brother sky
[Bb] We are reliev[F]ed to know that s[C]omeday this will [F]pass us by
[Bb] And it's got us [F]feeling quite alri[C]ght [F]
[Bb] We have no [F]money and we c[C]ertainly have [F]lost focus
[Bb] Why have we [F]landed on a [C]planet that's as [F]hopeful as this
[Bb] We've heard the [F]word: "Move Westw[C]ard" [F]
[CHORUS]
Well I've [Bb]thrown mys[C]elf to the [F/A]stra - [F/G]tos - [F]phere
I've [Bb]thrown my [C]heart to the [F]at -[F/G] mo - [F/A]sphere
And [Bb]now these [C]words are comin' [F/A]outta [F/G]my [F]ears
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm]here?"
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm7]here?"
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm]here?"
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm]here?" [Dm7] Woo!
[Trumpet Solo 1]
[Bb] [F] [C] [Dm7] x4
[Dm7]
[VERSE 3]
[Bb] Me and ol' [F]Napoleon cry "[C]Liberty, oh [F]liberty"
[Bb] The crimes comm[F]itted in your [C]name have brought me [F]to my knees
[Bb] And now I'm t[F]rembling [C] [F]
[Bb] Malcolm, Brother [F]Malcolm there's an [C]X upon my [F]door tonight
[Bb] Wish you were [F]here to teach this [C]generation [F]how to fight
[Bb] Enough of a[F]ll this ta[C]lking [F] Well...
[BRIDGE]
[Bb]Doo doo doo doo d[F]oo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo doo
Fa [Bb]doo doo doo doo [F]doo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm7]doo
[Bb]Doo doo doo doo d[F]oo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo doo
Fa [Bb]doo doo doo doo [F]doo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo [Dm7]
[VERSE 4]
[Bb] Mr. Thomas J[F]efferson do you [C]have any [F]good suggestions?
I'm [Bb]trying to stay [F]hopeful, but I [C]got all this frust[F]ration
[Bb] I wanna s[F]ee my future g[C]et progressivel[F]y better
[Bb] I wanna s[F]ee a world where [C]equality is w[F]hat matters
[Bb] Let's make the [F]call and move f[C]orward (Move f[F]orward!)
[CHORUS]
Well I've [Bb]thrown mys[C]elf to the [F/A]stra - [F/G]tos - [F]phere
I've [Bb]thrown my [C]heart to the [F]at -[F/G] mo - [F/A]sphere
And [Bb]now these [C]words are comin' [F/A]outta [F/G]my [F]ears
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm]here?"
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm7]here?"
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm]here?"
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm]here?" [Dm7]
[Trumpet Solo 2]
[Bb] [F] [C] [Dm7] x4
[Dm7]
[CHORUS]
Well I've [Bb]thrown mys[C]elf to the [F/A]stra - [F/G]tos - [F]phere
I've [Bb]thrown my [C]heart to the [F]at -[F/G] mo - [F/A]sphere
And [Bb]now these [C]words you've been [F/A]longing [F/G]to [F]hear
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm7]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm]here [Dm7]
[Trumpet solo 3]
[Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[Bb] [F] [C] [F#7] [F]
[Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[Bb] [Am] [Gm] [F]
[INTERLUDE]
Yeah [Bb] [F]
Medici[C]ne [C#dim]for the [Dm]People
[Bb] We[F] believe in freedom for all [C] [C#dim] [Dm7]
N.C.
No matter what color you are
[Bb] [F] Or where you're from
[C] [C#dim] [Dm7] Am*
Or who your forefathers were
Gm* [F] [C] [C#dim] [Dm]
We believe the time is now, for it is all we have
[Bb] [F] Coming together in a s[C]acred w[C#dim]ay [Dm]
Here as[Bb] warrior[F]s [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [C] [C#dim] [Dm7] Am*
Waging justice with instruments of truth
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Gm* [F] [C] [F]
[Bb] [F] [C] [C#dim] [Dm] x4
[Over piano]
Yeah [Bb] [F] [C] [C#dim] [Dm]
Medicine for the[Bb] People[F]
P[C]assion [C#dim]for equalit[Dm]y
Qua[Bb]lity of life [F]
For justice and for [C]libera[C#dim]tion of a[C]ll
[Gm] [Am] [Bb] [C]Circle up warriors, [Am]circle[Gm] up [F]
[OUTRO]
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm7]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm7]here
[Bb]This [F/A]is [Gm]how [F]you [C]got[C#dim] [Dm]here
[Gm]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [F]here
[Bb] [F/A] [Gm] [F] [Bb] /A /G [F]
This is how you got here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm7]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm7]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [F]here
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| / - Indicates a slash chord. Letter before slash indicates chord, letter after slash
indicates bass note to play over that chord. If there is no chord on the left side of slash
(eg. /A) just play single note in the bass.
| * - Still a normal triad, just indicates that there is a specific fingering that will sound best
for this chord.
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Bb x-1-3-3-3-1
F 1-3-3-2-1-1
C x-3-5-5-5-3
Dm x-5-7-7-6-5
Dm7 x-5-7-5-6-5
F/G 3-0-3-2-1-1
F/A x-0-3-2-1-1
F#7 x-4-2-3-2-x
C#dim x-4-5-6-x-x
Am 5-7-7-5-5-5
Am* x-7-10-9-(10)-x
Gm 3-5-5-3-3-3
Gm* x-10-12-12-11-10
/A x-0-x-x-x-x
/G 3-x-x-x-x-x
[INTRO]
[Bb] [F] [C] [F] x4
[VERSE 1]
[Bb] Me and Mr. [F]Washington go [C]forth with no [F]real direction
[Bb] Dreaming of the [F]day we drive our [C]cars into the [F]ocean
[Bb] And all the [F]people looking [C]on will wonder [F]what to say
[Bb] And live conf[F]used about us '[C]til the day they [F] do the same
[Bb] And they s[F]ee while [C]swimming that [F]they are free
[BRIDGE]
[Bb]Doo doo doo doo d[F]oo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo doo
Fa [Bb]doo doo doo doo [F]doo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo
[Bb]Doo doo doo doo d[F]oo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo doo
Fa [Bb]doo doo doo doo [F]doo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo [Dm7]
[VERSE 2]
[Bb] Reach for a [F]solace I find [C]only in my [F]brother sky
[Bb] We are reliev[F]ed to know that s[C]omeday this will [F]pass us by
[Bb] And it's got us [F]feeling quite alri[C]ght [F]
[Bb] We have no [F]money and we c[C]ertainly have [F]lost focus
[Bb] Why have we [F]landed on a [C]planet that's as [F]hopeful as this
[Bb] We've heard the [F]word: "Move Westw[C]ard" [F]
[CHORUS]
Well I've [Bb]thrown mys[C]elf to the [F/A]stra - [F/G]tos - [F]phere
I've [Bb]thrown my [C]heart to the [F]at -[F/G] mo - [F/A]sphere
And [Bb]now these [C]words are comin' [F/A]outta [F/G]my [F]ears
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm]here?"
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm7]here?"
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm]here?"
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm]here?" [Dm7] Woo!
[Trumpet Solo 1]
[Bb] [F] [C] [Dm7] x4
[Dm7]
[VERSE 3]
[Bb] Me and ol' [F]Napoleon cry "[C]Liberty, oh [F]liberty"
[Bb] The crimes comm[F]itted in your [C]name have brought me [F]to my knees
[Bb] And now I'm t[F]rembling [C] [F]
[Bb] Malcolm, Brother [F]Malcolm there's an [C]X upon my [F]door tonight
[Bb] Wish you were [F]here to teach this [C]generation [F]how to fight
[Bb] Enough of a[F]ll this ta[C]lking [F] Well...
[BRIDGE]
[Bb]Doo doo doo doo d[F]oo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo doo
Fa [Bb]doo doo doo doo [F]doo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm7]doo
[Bb]Doo doo doo doo d[F]oo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo doo
Fa [Bb]doo doo doo doo [F]doo doo
Fa [C]doo doo doo doo [Dm]doo [Dm7]
[VERSE 4]
[Bb] Mr. Thomas J[F]efferson do you [C]have any [F]good suggestions?
I'm [Bb]trying to stay [F]hopeful, but I [C]got all this frust[F]ration
[Bb] I wanna s[F]ee my future g[C]et progressivel[F]y better
[Bb] I wanna s[F]ee a world where [C]equality is w[F]hat matters
[Bb] Let's make the [F]call and move f[C]orward (Move f[F]orward!)
[CHORUS]
Well I've [Bb]thrown mys[C]elf to the [F/A]stra - [F/G]tos - [F]phere
I've [Bb]thrown my [C]heart to the [F]at -[F/G] mo - [F/A]sphere
And [Bb]now these [C]words are comin' [F/A]outta [F/G]my [F]ears
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm]here?"
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm7]here?"
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm]here?"
[Bb]"How did [F]I [C]end up [Dm]here?" [Dm7]
[Trumpet Solo 2]
[Bb] [F] [C] [Dm7] x4
[Dm7]
[CHORUS]
Well I've [Bb]thrown mys[C]elf to the [F/A]stra - [F/G]tos - [F]phere
I've [Bb]thrown my [C]heart to the [F]at -[F/G] mo - [F/A]sphere
And [Bb]now these [C]words you've been [F/A]longing [F/G]to [F]hear
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm7]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm]here [Dm7]
[Trumpet solo 3]
[Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[Bb] [F] [C] [F#7] [F]
[Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[Bb] [Am] [Gm] [F]
[INTERLUDE]
Yeah [Bb] [F]
Medici[C]ne [C#dim]for the [Dm]People
[Bb] We[F] believe in freedom for all [C] [C#dim] [Dm7]
N.C.
No matter what color you are
[Bb] [F] Or where you're from
[C] [C#dim] [Dm7] Am*
Or who your forefathers were
Gm* [F] [C] [C#dim] [Dm]
We believe the time is now, for it is all we have
[Bb] [F] Coming together in a s[C]acred w[C#dim]ay [Dm]
Here as[Bb] warrior[F]s [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [C] [C#dim] [Dm7] Am*
Waging justice with instruments of truth
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Gm* [F] [C] [F]
[Bb] [F] [C] [C#dim] [Dm] x4
[Over piano]
Yeah [Bb] [F] [C] [C#dim] [Dm]
Medicine for the[Bb] People[F]
P[C]assion [C#dim]for equalit[Dm]y
Qua[Bb]lity of life [F]
For justice and for [C]libera[C#dim]tion of a[C]ll
[Gm] [Am] [Bb] [C]Circle up warriors, [Am]circle[Gm] up [F]
[OUTRO]
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm7]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm7]here
[Bb]This [F/A]is [Gm]how [F]you [C]got[C#dim] [Dm]here
[Gm]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [F]here
[Bb] [F/A] [Gm] [F] [Bb] /A /G [F]
This is how you got here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm7]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [Dm7]here
[Bb]This is h[F]ow y[C]ou got [F]here
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| / - Indicates a slash chord. Letter before slash indicates chord, letter after slash
indicates bass note to play over that chord. If there is no chord on the left side of slash
(eg. /A) just play single note in the bass.
| * - Still a normal triad, just indicates that there is a specific fingering that will sound best
for this chord.
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Used chords
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