Nina Cried Power chords

[VERSE 1]
It's not the wakin', it'[Fm]s the risin'
It is the groundin' of a [Ab]foot uncompromisin'
It's not forgoin' of the [Db]lie
It's not the openin' of [Bbm]eyes
It's not the wakin', it's the [Fm]risin'

It's not the shade we should b[Fm]e cast in
It's the light and it's the [Ab]obstacle that casts it
It's the heat that drives the [Db]light
It's the fire it [Bbm]ignites
It's not the wakin', it's the [Fm]risin'

It's not the song, it is the [Fm]singin'
It's the heaven of the [Ab]human spirit ringin'
It is the bringin' of the [Db]line
It is the bearin' of the [Bbm]lie
It's not the wakin', it's the [Fm]risin'

[CHORUS]
And I could cry [Fm]power (power)
[Ab]Power (power)
[Db]Power (power)
[Db]Nina cried power
[Ab]Billie cried [C]power
[Bbm]Mavis cried [Fm]power

And I could cry [Fm]power
[Ab]Power (power)
[Db]Power (power)
[Db]Curtis cried power
[Ab]Patti cried [C]power
[Bbm]Nina cried [Fm]power

[VERSE 2]
It's not the war but what's [Fm]behind it
Oh, the fear of how [Ab]men is near assignment
And everythin' that we're [Db]denied
by keepin' the [Bbm]divide
It's not the wakin', it's the [Fm]risin'

[CHORUS]
And I could cry [Fm]power
[Ab]Power (power)
[Db]Power (power)
[Db]Nina cried power
[Ab]Lennon cried[C] power
[Bbm]James Brown[Fm] cried power

And I could cry [Fm]power
[Ab]Power (power)
[Db]Power (power)
[Db]Billie cried power
[Ab]Joni cried p[C]ower
[Bbm]Nina cried [Fm]power

[BRIDGE]
And I could cry [Fm]power
Power has been [C]cried by those stronger than me
Straight into the [A]face that tells you to [Bbm]rattle your [Dm]chains
If you [C]love bein' [Fm]free

[CHORUS]
Ah, lord I could cry [Fm]power
[Ab]Power (power)
'Cause power is my [Db]love
when my love reache[Db]s to me
James Brown cried[Db] power
[Ab]Seeger cried [C]power
[Bbm]Marvin cried [Fm]power

Yeah ah, power

[ENDING]
[Fm]James cried [Ab]power
[Db]Millie cried power
[Db]Patti cried power
[Db]Billie, power,
[Ab]Dylan, power
[C]Woody, power
[Bbm]Nina cried [Fm]power