Chords for Michael Franti & Spearhead - Same As It Ever Was ft. Agape Choir

_ [Bb] Same [F] as it ever was, [C] but there's gotta be [Dm] a better way.
[Bb] It's the same [F] as it ever was, [C] but today's a different [Dm] day.
_ [C] You and [F] me, [Bb] couldn't make that change.
[Dm] But it's the same as [Bb] it ever was, we better start [F] today. _
_ [Bb] _ [F] America's a better place [C] than it was [Dm] 50 years ago.
[Bb] There's been a whole lot [F] of change, [C] but we got a [Dm] long way to go.
[Bb] When we used to have [F] a problem, [C] we used to call the [F] police.
_ [Bb] But who we gonna [F] call when [C] the police make [Dm] a problem?
[Bb] I'm not saying that [F] they all bad, [C] I'm not saying that [Am] I'm any better.
_ [Bb] All I'm just trying to say [C] is we could all do [Dm] a lot better.
I [Bb] say it in [F] my own house, [C] and I say it on the [Dm] street.
[Bb] I say it on the [F] record, y'all, [C] and I say it on the [F] beat.
[Bb] I paint it on the [F] wall, y'all, [C] so that everybody [Dm] sees.
[Bb] When we all see justice, [F] then we'll all see [Dm] peace.
_ [Bb] Same as [F] it ever was, [C] but there's gotta be a [Dm] better way.
[Bb] It's the same as it [F] ever was, [C] but today's a different [Dm] day.
[C] You and [F] me, couldn't [Bb] make that change.
[Dm] But it's the same as it [Bb] ever was, we better start [F] today.
_ [Dm] _
[Bb] A revolution is a [F] battle [C] between the future and the [Dm] past.
[Bb] The battle's never [F] over, [C] but the future's gonna [Dm] last.
_ [Bb] Malcolm had an [F] ex, y'all, [C] and the king had a [Dm] dream.
[Bb] And like Spike Lee [F] said, y'all, you [C] should always do the right [Dm] thing.
[Bb] If the world's full of [F] anger, [C] and everybody's got a [Am] gun,
[Bb] then what should I [F] say, y'all, [C] to my teenage [Dm] son?
_ [Bb] Mandela did [F] lockdown [C] for 28 [Dm] years,
[Bb] but there's millions [F] more, y'all, [C] still raining down [Dm] tears.
[Bb] I say it in my [F] own house, [C] and I say it on the [Dm] street.
[Bb] I say it on the record, [F] y'all, [C] I say it on the [Dm] beat.
[Bb] I paint it on the [F] wall, y'all, [C] until everybody [Dm] sees.
[Bb] When we all see justice, [F] then we'll all see [Dm] peace.
_ [Bb] Same as it ever [F] was, [C] but there's gotta be a better [Dm]
way.
[Bb] Same as it ever [F] was, but [C] today's a different [Dm] day.
[C] You and [F] me, couldn't make [Bb] that change.
[Dm] But it's the same as it ever was, we better start [F] today.
_ [Dm] _
They can try to divide [F] us.
[C] They can try to [Dm] increase [Bb] all the pain and [F] suffering.
But [C] this is everybody's dream.
[Dm] _
[Bb] There is just one love, [F] y'all, and [C] there is just one beat.
[Dm]
And [Bb] when we all see [Dm] justice, then we'll all see peace. _
[Bb] Same as it ever [F] was, [C] but there's gotta be a better [Dm] way.
[Bb] Same as it ever [F] was, but [C] today's a different [Dm] day.
You and [G] me, couldn't make that [Bb] change.
But it's the same as it ever was, we better start today.
[F] _ [Dm] It's the same as it ever [Bb] was, we better start today.
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