Verse 1:
AmA
I see the glory of the Lord every time the sun rises
Am
I hear the unheard screams of a broken heart
GF
Because every day a son dies
Bm (with riff)
27 million slaves but no plantation
G
27 million slaves, all different races
Am
This is not the picture the Lord painted in Genesis
GF
Silence is our enemy, our voices can end it
Chorus 1:
CF/CC
I have dreamed of a kingdom coming where
AmFC
Evil drowns in mercy streams (we won't stop 'til we see)
CF/CC
I want to see those rivers of justice
AmFC
So I use my voice for those who can't speak
AmFC
I will use my voice for those who can't speak
Verse 2:
Bm (with riff)
Yeah, yeah, when it's all said and done
G
Yeah, I pray that everything we said is done
Am
I don't want my son to say I was one of the ones
GF
That watched 27 million suffer and never say (nothing)
Am7
No, no, I won't be that
G
I don't deserve a mic if I ain't got no feedback
Am7
Bring back every girl from the west to the east that
A N.C.
He crafted for His glory, not for making you green backs
I dream that
Am7
Every ounce of brokenness and disease that
G
Bring that to the cross, believe that He redeems that
Am7
Sees that type of world that my daughters can breathe in
GF
Where the beautiful feet that go where the needs at
Chorus 1Interlude:
C
Yeah
C
Come on, come on
Bridge:
F G4
Oh, none of here are just a number
CF
We all have a name like any other
Dm7F
There's breath inside your lungs, and you are my brother
DA N.C.
My God, when will we stand, stand together
Chorus 2:
F/CC
I want to be the kingdom coming where
AmFC
Evil drowns in mercy streams
CF/CC
Oh, let me see those rivers of justice
AmFC
So I use my voice for those who can't speak
AmFC
I will use my voice for those who can't speak
AmFC
I use my voice for those who can't speak
Outro: C/
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