Tonart: C minor
Verse 1
Am
Em
The faith and destiny of
Dm
America depends on you.
Not only do I have to say to you
G#dim
that you have to solve the problems
Am
Em
confronting America tonight.
Dm
You have to solve problems
G#dim
Am
Em
Dm
that you had nothing to do with creating. Eastlings,
doping they boroughs,
G#dim
Am
thinking that this will help control the cash flow
Em
Dm
when they pollute it. Killing each other.
G#dim
Am
Cause kings love black and gold,
Em
Dm
G#dim
queens be lovin' they blacks and they gold s,
Am
Em
amoeba.
Dm
And you too can become some
sort of modern day messiah
G#dim
if you have the ability
Em
Dm
around your cause, true.
Revolutionaries wouldn't dare pause
G#dim
Am
when it comes to real revolution,
Em
Dm
the solution be unity.
But my soul is on ice,
G#dim
Am
be cause we be frontin'
on these mites
Em
Dm
like we know what it be like to stand
in the middle of a burning house
in West Oakland
G#dim
Am
during a 90 -minute gun fight.
Em
Dm
Somebody please pour libations
G#dim
for all of our fallen soldiers.
Am
Em
Dm
We need real revolutionaries.
G#dim
Am
Cause self -taught house Negroes
Em
can give no official explanation
Dm
as to why militant Panthers
G#dim
struggled for ethnic minorities
Am
Em
and working -class emancipation.
G#dim
the very first born
Am
of a pistol -packin' panther
Em
who was taught how to recite
Dm
the Ten -Point Program
like some Christians do the Ten
G#dim
Am
Commandments on.
Em
Dm
December 4th, at 4 a .m.,
Chicago police
G#dim
Am
murdered a 21 -year -old Fred
Em
Hampton while he was sleeping,
Dm
shot him cold blood,
G#dim
Am
twice in his head and once in his arm
Em
then turned around and shot
Dm
his young pregnant wife
G#dim
Am
but for some reason somehow some
Em
Dm
G#dim
way she survived in my nightmares
Am
Em
Dm
i'm haunted by the both of them singing to the Grandchildren,
bedtime stories
G#dim
Am
Em
Hustle it baby,
Dm
G#dim
Am
don't make a sound
Em
Dm
Don't spend too much,
lay them down
G#dim
Am
Em
Murder them like you know,
Steal them records,
G#dim
Am
Em
Dm
can't take them so
G#dim
Am
Em
Dm
G#dim
Am
90 bul lets were found
Em
scattered all around the apartment
F
Every surviving member of the party
G#dim
was arrested for attempted murder
E
Am
Em
and aggravated assault on the police
F
Dm
Not one white officer
G#dim
Am
spent at least a moment in jail
Em
Not one white officer
Am
Dm
spent at least a moment in jail
Am
Em
I come from a panther revolution flows through
Dm
my blood in the form of this here poetry
G#dim
Am
but please tell me which one of us is
Em
even fit to carry the banner
Dm
portraying the proud black fist
F
G#dim
Am
clenched for the struggle mouth no muzzle
Em
Dm
flat foot swollen clip reloading freedom
we taking time no wasting
G#dim
Am
I said somebody please
into the plant in strength
Dm
F
I chant I'm black
G#dim
Am
Em
But the time has indeed come
Dm
for each and every one of us
to stand for something,
Am
fight for something,
Em
believe in something,
Dm
sacrifice something,
F
Dm
G#dim
Am
Em
man, defend something.
Dm
Or else no one can depend on you
Am
if you're the one limping with a crutch.
Em
Dm
Take some time to heal yourself first,
F
G#dim
and then, may be then,
Am
Em
you will be worthy to even
Dm
Am
You speak the word, Revolution
Dm
F
G#dim
don't make a sound
Am
Revolution
Em
Dm
Policeman somehow, laid him down
Dm
F
G#dim
bought him naught Revolution
Am
Em
Dm
Still don't grab the key
Revolution
Am
Em
Rise again and do it
Revolution
G#dim
Am
Heaven or hell
Dm
Am
Em
Dm
Which way
G#dim
Em
Dm
Thank you.
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