[Intro]
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[Chorus]
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Don’t look back
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Over Your shoulder
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Keep your eye on freedom shore
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‘Cause you know
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The brave men with you
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Also pay the wages of war
[Verse 1]
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You can read all about justice
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In a million books and more
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But there aren’t words
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To bring back Evers
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Nor pay the price
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That he stood for
[Chorus]
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So don’t look back
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Over your shoulder
C D
Keep your eye on freedom shore
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‘Cause you know
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The brave men with you
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Also pay the wages of war
[Verse 2]
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Well can’t you hear the bells of Selma
C D
Calling out their mournful chimes
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Just another death for justice
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Another sorrow that’s yours and mine
[Chorus]
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So don’t look back
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Over your shoulder
C D
Keep your eye on freedom shore
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‘Cause you know
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The brave men with you
D C G C/G G G C/G G
Also pay the wages of war
[Verse 3]
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Well there are walls that make a prison
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Many names that can bring hate
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You tear ‘em down and ride ‘em over
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Before you find
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It’s just too late
[Chorus]
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So don’t look back
C/G G C/G G
Over your shoulder
C D
Keep your eye on freedom shore
G C/G G
‘Cause you know
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The brave men with you
D C G C/G G
Also pay the wages of war
