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Capo on 5th fret
(Performance version)
Standard Tuning
Chorus*
Em C
One day, when the glory comes
G D
It will be ours, it will be ours
Em C Cadd9
Oh, one day, when the war is won
G D
We will be sure, we will be here sure
Em Em7 Em C
Oh, glory, glory
G G/B G D
Oh, glory, glory
verse 1
Em
Hands to the Heavens, no man, no weapon
C
Formed against, yes glory is destined
G
Every day women and men become legends
D
Sins that go against our skin become blessings
Em
The movement is a rhythm to us
C
Freedom is like religion to us
G
Justice is juxtaposition in us
D
Justice for all just ain't specific enough
Em
One son died, his spirit is revisitin' us
C
Truant livin' livin' in us, resistance is us
G
That's why Rosa sat on the bus
D
That's why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up
Em
When it go down we woman and man up
C
They say, 'Stay down' and we stand up
G
Shots, we on the ground, the camera panned up
D
King pointed to the mountain top and we ran up
Chorus*
Em C
One day, when the glory comes
G D
It will be ours, it will be ours
Em C
Oh, one day, when the war is won
G D
We will be sure, we will be here sure
Em Em7 Em C
Oh, glory, glory
G G/B G D
Oh, glory, glory
Bridge*
Am7
Now the war is not over
C
Victory isn't won
Em
And we'll fight on to the finish
D
Then when it's all done
Am7 C Em D
We'll cry glory ---- oh glory, glory
Am7 C Em D
We'll cry glory ---- oh glory, glory
verse 2
Em
Selma's now for every man, woman and child
C
Even Jesus got his crown in front of a crowd
G
They marched with the torch, we gon' run with it now
D
Never look back, we done gone hundreds of miles
Em
From dark roads he rose, to become a hero
C
Facin' the league of justice, his power was the people
G
Enemy is lethal, a king became regal
D
Saw the face of Jim Crow under a bald eagle
Em
The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful
C
We sing, our music is the cuts that we bleed through
G
Somewhere in the dream we had an epiphany
D
Now we right the wrongs in history
Em
No one can win the war individually
C
It takes the wisdom of the elders and young people's energy
G
Welcome to the story we call victory
D
Comin' of the Lord, my eyes have seen the glory
Chorus
Em C
One day, when the glory comes
G D
It will be ours, it will be ours
Em C
Oh, one day, when the war is won
G D
We will be sure, we will be here sure
Em C
Oh, glory, glory
G D
Oh, glory, glory
Outro
Em C
When the war is won
G D
When it's all said and done
Em C
We'll cry glory
G D
Oh glory