Chords for Tessanne Messenger

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Your [G] words are weapons, so [Ab] use them wisely.
[G] Shooting down your brothers with your [Cm] lyrical bullets.
[G] Teaching the children to [Ab] go to war.
[G] Don't you [Cm] know?
[G] Life or death comes from your tongue.
It's poison or pleasure, which [Cm] side are you on?
[G] Cut down your sister with your [Ab] piercing melody.
[G] I am not the writer, [Ab] I am just a messenger.
The [Fm] end is nigh, so close your eyes.
[Ab] I've got something to say, but will you [G] hear?
I've got the burden to bear.
[Cm]
Who will dare let him hear?
[Bb] Who will fight, let him go to war?
[Fm] Who will dare to step out of line?
[G] And live for truth with hell for [Cm] more?
Who will speak, let him speak.
[Bb] Who will sing, let him say a word?
[F] Who will challenge the life we live?
[G] By trying to forget, now [Cm] every day on the news [G] you say
[Ab] somebody's dying and [G] someone's to blame.
They [Cm] only tell you what they [G] want you to hear.
They [Ab] speak of justice, but nobody lives there.
[Cm] We need a miracle [G] to stay alive.
Cause [Ab] breathing don't count no more, [G] we got to try.
You [Cm] woke this morning thinking [G] that you're free.
Or is [Ab] that what you're controlled [G] to believe?
I [Cm] am not the writer, I am just a messenger.
The [Fm] end is nigh, so close your eyes.
[Ab] I've got something to say, but will you [G] hear?
I've got the burden to bear.
[Cm]
Who will dare let him hear?
[Bb] Who will fight, let him go to war?
[C] Who will dare to step out of line?
[G] And live for truth with hell for more?
[Cm]
Who will [C] speak, let him speak.
[Bb] Who will sing, let him say a word?
[F] Who will challenge the life we live?
[G] By trying to forgive.
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am not the writer, I am just a messenger.
The [Bb] end is nigh, so close your _ [Fm]
eyes.
I've got something to say, but will you [G] hear?
_ _ [C] I'm not pretending, freedom isn't ending.
It's [Bb] an illusion that you're fighting for.
[Fm] You're a slave to the system, don't let them [G] free.
You'll have no more.
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Who will dare let him hear?
[Bb] Who will fight, let him go to war?
[C] Who will dare to step [F] out of line?
[G] And live for truth with hell for [Cm] more?
Who will speak, let him [Bb] speak.
Who will sing, let him say a word?
[F] Who will challenge the life we [G] live?
By trying to forgive.
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