[Verse 1]
Am
Dear brother
F
When you gonna call back your mother?
C
She thinks you're sleeping in the gutter
G
We both know you can do better
Am
When you gonna write your older brother?
A letter
F C
Hey man I miss you, gettin my shit together
And for the record
G
I wrote this note as a reminder
Am
That hermano mio there's a future
We can believe in
F C G
It's gonna take more than songs of justice and freedom, ooh yeah
Am F
There's a furture, we can believe in
C G
Gonna take more than songs of justice and freedom
Freedom! Yeah
Am F
If you're thinking, about leaving
C
Hold my hand, understand this too can be a kingdom
G
Blessed
Am
And when the rain comes
F C G
Put your hands in the dirt, baba this is where you came from
Am F C G
This is where you came from
Am F C G
This is where you came from
Am F C G
This is where you came from
Am
Systems broken no fucks given
F
Wealthy people living off the backs of the broken
C
Dreams of America
G
Dreams of America
Am
Need a pipe carrier
F C
Let me smudge you off so the vision can get clearer
G
Your mothers crying boy can you hear her?
[Pre-Chorus]
F C G
What I see, in you
F G C
A young tree bearing fruit
F C G
Place to start
F G C
Don't hide behind your heart
[Chorus]
F G C
You gotta put down the weight
F G C
You gotta get out of your way
F G C
You gotta put down the weight
F G C
You gotta get out of your way
[Verse 2]
Am
Dear lover
F
You can find me on the front lines covered
C
In the blood and tears of another
G
Brother, sister, mother
Revolutions being broadcast on Facebook and Twitter
Am
There's a noise
F
I can hear it when the megaphone roars
C
Wipe the tears from this tear gas choice
G
Stand in front of your fear, baby, time to find your voice
Am
It's a story
F
A love story
We can believe in
C G
Death, birth, your life's worth is trending
Am
It's a story
F
A love story
C G
How vain are we to expect a happy ending?
Am
I got my hands up
F
Follow directions still they shoot us
C
I'm fucking sick and tired of no justice
No peace
G
Promise me I'll never pick your body off the streets
Am
We're all taking heat here
F
We're all taking heat here
C G
The trust is broken I don't get these police
Am F
Disenfranchised step in to a new life
C G
Maybe if you listen to the wind there's a war cry
Am
Peace in America
F
Peace in America
C
Be decent America
G
I'm begging you
[Pre-Chorus]
F C G
What I see, in you
F G C
A young tree bearing fruit
F C G
Place to start
F G C
Don't stand behind your heart
[Chorus]
F G C
You gotta put down the weight
F G C
You gotta get out of your way
F G C
You gotta put down the weight
F G C
You gotta get out of your way
