Chords for The Freedom Singers - "We Are Soldiers in the Army" [Live in Washington, D.C. | August 1996]
Tempo:
108.45 bpm
Chords used:
F
E
Bb
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Start Jamming...
For those of you who are young and don't know,
very recent period in our history,
people who were our color could not ride at the front of the bus,
could not sit at lunch counters.
They had water fountains that had white on one fountain and colored on another one.
We pretty much passed that, but it's people's hearts we are now trying to change.
We broke down the obvious legal system to it,
but it's kind of hard to make people change inside.
Love is a hard thing to come by sometimes, isn't it?
Whoa, we are soldiers.
We are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, we have.
[N] We got to hold.
[Bbm]
[Gm] Oh, [F]
we are soldiers.
[Db] We are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, [D] we have.
[N] We got to hold.
And as it holds.
[B]
[F] Oh, well, now, Martin, he was a soldier.
He had his hands on the [Fm] freedom flag.
He spent half of [Abm] his life [Bb] fighting for freedom,
but [N] he just stood there and fought.
Oh, we are soldiers.
We are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, we have.
We got to hold.
And as it holds.
[E] Oh, [Fm] well, Mandela, [Em] he [F] is a soldier.
He's [E] got his hands on the freedom flag.
He spent [Abm] half of his life [Bb]
in prison,
but [G] he just stood there and fought.
[Eb]
Anyhow, oh, we [E] are soldiers.
And we are [Ab] men.
And [N] we got to fight.
Oh, yes, we have.
We got to hold.
And as it holds.
[D]
[E] Oh, well, I'm [F] glad that we are soldiers.
We got our hands on the freedom flag.
We spent half [Abm] of our lives [Bb] fighting for freedom,
but [G] we'll just stand here and fight.
Anyhow, oh, we are [E] soldiers.
And [B] we are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, [F] we [N] have.
We got to hold. Yeah!
We got to hold.
A hold it up.
A hold it up.
A hold it up.
Hold it up.
We got to [Eb] run and tell your [Gm] father.
They got [Gb] to hold it up.
[F] Run and tell your father.
[E] They got to hold [D] it up.
Tell everybody!
They got to hold it up.
We got to hold it, hold it up.
We got to hold it, hold it up.
We got to [Bb] hold it up.
We got to hold it up.
Until we die.
[B] [E] [F]
[N]
very recent period in our history,
people who were our color could not ride at the front of the bus,
could not sit at lunch counters.
They had water fountains that had white on one fountain and colored on another one.
We pretty much passed that, but it's people's hearts we are now trying to change.
We broke down the obvious legal system to it,
but it's kind of hard to make people change inside.
Love is a hard thing to come by sometimes, isn't it?
Whoa, we are soldiers.
We are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, we have.
[N] We got to hold.
[Bbm]
[Gm] Oh, [F]
we are soldiers.
[Db] We are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, [D] we have.
[N] We got to hold.
And as it holds.
[B]
[F] Oh, well, now, Martin, he was a soldier.
He had his hands on the [Fm] freedom flag.
He spent half of [Abm] his life [Bb] fighting for freedom,
but [N] he just stood there and fought.
Oh, we are soldiers.
We are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, we have.
We got to hold.
And as it holds.
[E] Oh, [Fm] well, Mandela, [Em] he [F] is a soldier.
He's [E] got his hands on the freedom flag.
He spent [Abm] half of his life [Bb]
in prison,
but [G] he just stood there and fought.
[Eb]
Anyhow, oh, we [E] are soldiers.
And we are [Ab] men.
And [N] we got to fight.
Oh, yes, we have.
We got to hold.
And as it holds.
[D]
[E] Oh, well, I'm [F] glad that we are soldiers.
We got our hands on the freedom flag.
We spent half [Abm] of our lives [Bb] fighting for freedom,
but [G] we'll just stand here and fight.
Anyhow, oh, we are [E] soldiers.
And [B] we are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, [F] we [N] have.
We got to hold. Yeah!
We got to hold.
A hold it up.
A hold it up.
A hold it up.
Hold it up.
We got to [Eb] run and tell your [Gm] father.
They got [Gb] to hold it up.
[F] Run and tell your father.
[E] They got to hold [D] it up.
Tell everybody!
They got to hold it up.
We got to hold it, hold it up.
We got to hold it, hold it up.
We got to [Bb] hold it up.
We got to hold it up.
Until we die.
[B] [E] [F]
[N]
Key:
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E
Bb
D
B
F
E
Bb
_ For those of you who are young and don't know,
very recent period in our history,
people who were our color could not ride at the front of the bus,
could not sit at lunch counters.
They had water fountains that had white on one fountain and colored on another one.
We pretty much passed that, but it's people's hearts we are now trying to change.
We broke down the obvious legal system to it,
but it's kind of hard to make people change inside.
Love is a hard thing to come by sometimes, isn't it?
_ Whoa, _ _ we are soldiers.
We are men. _
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, we have. _
[N] We got to _ hold.
_ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Gm] Oh, _ _ _ [F] _
_ we are soldiers.
[Db] We are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, [D] we have.
_ [N] We got to hold. _ _
_ And as it holds.
[B] _ _ _
[F] _ Oh, well, now, Martin, he was a soldier.
He had his hands on the [Fm] freedom flag.
He spent half of [Abm] his life [Bb] fighting for freedom,
but [N] he just stood there and fought.
Oh, we are soldiers.
_ We are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, we have.
_ We got to hold. _
_ And as it holds. _ _ _
_ [E] Oh, [Fm] well, Mandela, [Em] he [F] is a soldier.
He's [E] got his hands on the freedom flag.
He spent [Abm] half of his life _ [Bb]
in prison,
but [G] he just stood there and fought.
[Eb]
Anyhow, oh, we [E] are soldiers.
And we are [Ab] men.
And [N] we got to fight.
Oh, yes, we have.
_ We got to hold. _ _
_ And as it holds.
_ [D] _ _
[E] _ Oh, well, I'm [F] glad that we are soldiers.
We got our hands on the freedom flag.
We spent half [Abm] of our lives [Bb] fighting for freedom,
but [G] we'll just stand here and fight.
Anyhow, oh, we are [E] _ _ soldiers.
And [B] we are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, [F] we [N] have.
We got to hold. Yeah! _
_ _ _ We got to hold.
A hold it up.
A hold it up.
_ A hold it up.
_ Hold it up.
We got to [Eb] run and tell your [Gm] father.
They got [Gb] to hold it up.
[F] Run and tell your father.
[E] They got to hold [D] it up.
Tell everybody!
_ They got to hold it up.
We got to hold it, hold it up.
We got to hold it, hold it up.
We got to [Bb] hold it up.
We got to hold it up. _ _ _ _ _
Until we die. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
very recent period in our history,
people who were our color could not ride at the front of the bus,
could not sit at lunch counters.
They had water fountains that had white on one fountain and colored on another one.
We pretty much passed that, but it's people's hearts we are now trying to change.
We broke down the obvious legal system to it,
but it's kind of hard to make people change inside.
Love is a hard thing to come by sometimes, isn't it?
_ Whoa, _ _ we are soldiers.
We are men. _
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, we have. _
[N] We got to _ hold.
_ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Gm] Oh, _ _ _ [F] _
_ we are soldiers.
[Db] We are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, [D] we have.
_ [N] We got to hold. _ _
_ And as it holds.
[B] _ _ _
[F] _ Oh, well, now, Martin, he was a soldier.
He had his hands on the [Fm] freedom flag.
He spent half of [Abm] his life [Bb] fighting for freedom,
but [N] he just stood there and fought.
Oh, we are soldiers.
_ We are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, we have.
_ We got to hold. _
_ And as it holds. _ _ _
_ [E] Oh, [Fm] well, Mandela, [Em] he [F] is a soldier.
He's [E] got his hands on the freedom flag.
He spent [Abm] half of his life _ [Bb]
in prison,
but [G] he just stood there and fought.
[Eb]
Anyhow, oh, we [E] are soldiers.
And we are [Ab] men.
And [N] we got to fight.
Oh, yes, we have.
_ We got to hold. _ _
_ And as it holds.
_ [D] _ _
[E] _ Oh, well, I'm [F] glad that we are soldiers.
We got our hands on the freedom flag.
We spent half [Abm] of our lives [Bb] fighting for freedom,
but [G] we'll just stand here and fight.
Anyhow, oh, we are [E] _ _ soldiers.
And [B] we are men.
And we got to fight.
Oh, yes, [F] we [N] have.
We got to hold. Yeah! _
_ _ _ We got to hold.
A hold it up.
A hold it up.
_ A hold it up.
_ Hold it up.
We got to [Eb] run and tell your [Gm] father.
They got [Gb] to hold it up.
[F] Run and tell your father.
[E] They got to hold [D] it up.
Tell everybody!
_ They got to hold it up.
We got to hold it, hold it up.
We got to hold it, hold it up.
We got to [Bb] hold it up.
We got to hold it up. _ _ _ _ _
Until we die. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _