Chords for The Neville Brothers - Let My People Go and Get Up, Stand Up (Live at Farm Aid 1994)
Tempo:
114.75 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
B
A
F#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
When [B] Moses was in Egypt land, he told the Pharaohs, say you better [F#] let my
[A] people [Bm] go.
[B] Now when Martin and Malcolm and Bobby and John was in America, they told these old modern day Pharaohs, they said you better let [F#] my [F#] [A] people [Bm] go.
[B]
[A] Let [Bm] the spirit move you.
[A] Let it move you now.
We need [Bm] everybody.
[A] Come [B] on, join [Bm]
me.
Join me now.
Cause we're trying to find [A] somebody [Bm] who understands.
[B] [A] They've got other [A] problems [Bm] all over this land, [B] all over the land.
Well [Bm] they've gotten to our [A] children.
Oh Lord, well [Bm] they've taken their minds.
[A] Yes they have.
[Bm] They've got brothers killing [B] brothers.
Oh Lord, [Bm] at the drop of a gun, [A] somebody listen to me Lord.
[B] Oh
[Bm] [B] Lord, let my people go.
Well they're dying in the streets Lord now.
Oh [Bm] Lord, let my people go.
Down on [Bm] every [A] corner.
Oh [Bm] they're everywhere.
[B] Drug dealers everywhere.
[Bm] But if you're a paying [B] customer, Lord [A] Lord, it don't seem [Bm] like nobody [B] cares.
We've got to lose our temptation [Bm] to live with sin.
[A] Everybody try to listen y'all [Bm] to find [B] a solution.
Everybody [Bm] look deep within.
[A] Look in the mirror now Lord.
[Bm] Oh Lord, let my people go.
Let my people go.
[A] All across the nation, [E] we're losing our self respect.
As Americans, [G] we're running out of [D] patience.
You [A] know we've got to find a way to get it [Bm] back.
Let my people go.
Oh Lord, let my people go.
Talking [B] about the black ones, the white ones, the red ones, the brown [Bm] ones, the yellow ones, the yellow [B] ones.
[F#] Find a way to get our kids out of the line.
We've got to find a way to stop all this crime.
They've got shooting [B] up, smoking crack, whatever new drug.
[E] We've got to find a way to get our kids to rise up [Bm] above.
Oh Lord, let my people go.
[F#] Let [Bm] my people go.
[B] [Bm]
[B] [A] [Bm]
[B] Talking about [Bm] the black ones, the white ones, the red [Bm] ones, the brown ones, the yellow ones, the female [F#] ones, the little bitty ones, all those ones that got [B] no money.
This is America, the [B] home of the brave and the land of the free.
But if you ain't got no money, life ain't so funny.
And it [F#] don't make no difference what [Bm] color you might be if [B] you're broke.
Poverty is slavery.
[Em] That's all it [A] is, y'all.
Poverty [Bm] is slavery.
But we're lucky [B] we've got a government that's a hold the people, bother people, buy the people, steal the people, hire the people, free the people.
Get together, get together.
Get up, stand up.
Stand up for what's right.
Righteous minded people, get up, stand up.
Don't give it up, don't give it up.
Don't [E] give [Bm] up the fight.
I said, I said, get up, stand up.
Stand up for what's right.
Righteous minded people, get up, stand up.
Don't give up the fight.
[A] Yeah.
[Bm] [E] Let
[B] my people go.
Let my [F#m]
[A] people [Bm] go.
[B] [Bm] Go.
Peace.
[G]
[A] people [Bm] go.
[B] Now when Martin and Malcolm and Bobby and John was in America, they told these old modern day Pharaohs, they said you better let [F#] my [F#] [A] people [Bm] go.
[B]
[A] Let [Bm] the spirit move you.
[A] Let it move you now.
We need [Bm] everybody.
[A] Come [B] on, join [Bm]
me.
Join me now.
Cause we're trying to find [A] somebody [Bm] who understands.
[B] [A] They've got other [A] problems [Bm] all over this land, [B] all over the land.
Well [Bm] they've gotten to our [A] children.
Oh Lord, well [Bm] they've taken their minds.
[A] Yes they have.
[Bm] They've got brothers killing [B] brothers.
Oh Lord, [Bm] at the drop of a gun, [A] somebody listen to me Lord.
[B] Oh
[Bm] [B] Lord, let my people go.
Well they're dying in the streets Lord now.
Oh [Bm] Lord, let my people go.
Down on [Bm] every [A] corner.
Oh [Bm] they're everywhere.
[B] Drug dealers everywhere.
[Bm] But if you're a paying [B] customer, Lord [A] Lord, it don't seem [Bm] like nobody [B] cares.
We've got to lose our temptation [Bm] to live with sin.
[A] Everybody try to listen y'all [Bm] to find [B] a solution.
Everybody [Bm] look deep within.
[A] Look in the mirror now Lord.
[Bm] Oh Lord, let my people go.
Let my people go.
[A] All across the nation, [E] we're losing our self respect.
As Americans, [G] we're running out of [D] patience.
You [A] know we've got to find a way to get it [Bm] back.
Let my people go.
Oh Lord, let my people go.
Talking [B] about the black ones, the white ones, the red ones, the brown [Bm] ones, the yellow ones, the yellow [B] ones.
[F#] Find a way to get our kids out of the line.
We've got to find a way to stop all this crime.
They've got shooting [B] up, smoking crack, whatever new drug.
[E] We've got to find a way to get our kids to rise up [Bm] above.
Oh Lord, let my people go.
[F#] Let [Bm] my people go.
[B] [Bm]
[B] [A] [Bm]
[B] Talking about [Bm] the black ones, the white ones, the red [Bm] ones, the brown ones, the yellow ones, the female [F#] ones, the little bitty ones, all those ones that got [B] no money.
This is America, the [B] home of the brave and the land of the free.
But if you ain't got no money, life ain't so funny.
And it [F#] don't make no difference what [Bm] color you might be if [B] you're broke.
Poverty is slavery.
[Em] That's all it [A] is, y'all.
Poverty [Bm] is slavery.
But we're lucky [B] we've got a government that's a hold the people, bother people, buy the people, steal the people, hire the people, free the people.
Get together, get together.
Get up, stand up.
Stand up for what's right.
Righteous minded people, get up, stand up.
Don't give it up, don't give it up.
Don't [E] give [Bm] up the fight.
I said, I said, get up, stand up.
Stand up for what's right.
Righteous minded people, get up, stand up.
Don't give up the fight.
[A] Yeah.
[Bm] [E] Let
[B] my people go.
Let my [F#m]
[A] people [Bm] go.
[B] [Bm] Go.
Peace.
[G]
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B
A
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Bm
B
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ When [B] Moses _ was in Egypt _ _ land, he told the _ Pharaohs, say you better _ _ [F#] let my _ _
_ [A] _ _ people _ _ [Bm] go. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Now _ _ when Martin and Malcolm and Bobby and John was in _ America, _ _ _ _ they told these old modern day _ Pharaohs, they said you better let [F#] my [F#] _ _ _ [A] people _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] go. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Let [Bm] the spirit move you. _
[A] Let it move you now.
We need [Bm] _ everybody.
_ [A] _ Come [B] on, join [Bm] _
me.
Join me now.
Cause we're trying to find [A] somebody _ _ _ [Bm] who _ understands.
[B] _ _ [A] _ They've got other [A] problems _ _ [Bm] all over this land, [B] all over the land.
Well [Bm] they've gotten to our [A] children.
Oh Lord, well [Bm] they've taken their minds.
[A] Yes they have.
_ [Bm] They've got brothers killing [B] brothers.
Oh Lord, [Bm] at the drop of a gun, [A] somebody listen to me Lord.
[B] Oh _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] Lord, let my people go.
Well they're dying in the streets Lord now.
Oh _ _ _ [Bm] Lord, let my people go.
_ _ _ _ Down on [Bm] every _ [A] corner.
Oh [Bm] they're everywhere.
[B] Drug dealers everywhere.
[Bm] But if you're a paying [B] customer, Lord [A] Lord, it don't seem [Bm] like nobody _ [B] cares.
_ We've got to lose our temptation _ _ _ [Bm] to live with sin.
[A] Everybody try to listen y'all [Bm] to find [B] a solution.
_ Everybody [Bm] look deep within.
_ [A] Look in the mirror now Lord.
[Bm] Oh _ _ _ Lord, let my people go.
_ Let _ _ my _ _ _ _ _ _ people go.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] All across the nation, _ _ [E] we're losing our self respect.
As Americans, [G] we're running out of [D] patience.
_ You [A] know we've got to find a way to get it [Bm] back. _
_ Let my people go. _
Oh Lord, let my people go.
Talking [B] about the black ones, the white ones, the red ones, the brown [Bm] ones, the yellow ones, the yellow [B] ones.
_ _ [F#] Find a way to get our kids out of the line.
We've got to find a way to stop all this crime.
They've got shooting [B] up, smoking crack, whatever new drug.
[E] We've got to find a way to get our kids to rise up [Bm] above.
Oh Lord, _ _ let _ my people go. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ Let [Bm] my people go.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ Talking about [Bm] the black ones, the white ones, the red [Bm] ones, the brown ones, the yellow ones, the female [F#] ones, the little bitty ones, all those ones that got [B] no money.
This _ is America, the [B] home of the brave and the land of the free.
But if you ain't got no money, life ain't so funny.
And it [F#] don't make no difference what [Bm] color you might be if [B] you're broke.
_ Poverty is slavery. _
[Em] That's all it [A] is, y'all.
Poverty [Bm] is slavery.
But we're lucky [B] we've got a government that's a hold the people, bother people, buy the people, steal the people, hire the people, free the people.
Get together, get together.
Get up, stand up.
_ _ _ Stand up for what's right.
Righteous minded people, get up, stand up.
Don't give it up, don't give it up.
Don't [E] give [Bm] up the fight.
I said, I said, get up, stand up.
Stand _ _ _ up for what's right.
Righteous minded people, get up, stand up.
_ _ _ Don't give up the fight.
[A] Yeah.
_ [Bm] _ [E] Let _
_ [B] _ _ my people go. _
Let _ _ my [F#m] _ _
_ _ [A] people _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] go. _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ Go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Peace. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ When [B] Moses _ was in Egypt _ _ land, he told the _ Pharaohs, say you better _ _ [F#] let my _ _
_ [A] _ _ people _ _ [Bm] go. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Now _ _ when Martin and Malcolm and Bobby and John was in _ America, _ _ _ _ they told these old modern day _ Pharaohs, they said you better let [F#] my [F#] _ _ _ [A] people _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] go. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Let [Bm] the spirit move you. _
[A] Let it move you now.
We need [Bm] _ everybody.
_ [A] _ Come [B] on, join [Bm] _
me.
Join me now.
Cause we're trying to find [A] somebody _ _ _ [Bm] who _ understands.
[B] _ _ [A] _ They've got other [A] problems _ _ [Bm] all over this land, [B] all over the land.
Well [Bm] they've gotten to our [A] children.
Oh Lord, well [Bm] they've taken their minds.
[A] Yes they have.
_ [Bm] They've got brothers killing [B] brothers.
Oh Lord, [Bm] at the drop of a gun, [A] somebody listen to me Lord.
[B] Oh _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] Lord, let my people go.
Well they're dying in the streets Lord now.
Oh _ _ _ [Bm] Lord, let my people go.
_ _ _ _ Down on [Bm] every _ [A] corner.
Oh [Bm] they're everywhere.
[B] Drug dealers everywhere.
[Bm] But if you're a paying [B] customer, Lord [A] Lord, it don't seem [Bm] like nobody _ [B] cares.
_ We've got to lose our temptation _ _ _ [Bm] to live with sin.
[A] Everybody try to listen y'all [Bm] to find [B] a solution.
_ Everybody [Bm] look deep within.
_ [A] Look in the mirror now Lord.
[Bm] Oh _ _ _ Lord, let my people go.
_ Let _ _ my _ _ _ _ _ _ people go.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] All across the nation, _ _ [E] we're losing our self respect.
As Americans, [G] we're running out of [D] patience.
_ You [A] know we've got to find a way to get it [Bm] back. _
_ Let my people go. _
Oh Lord, let my people go.
Talking [B] about the black ones, the white ones, the red ones, the brown [Bm] ones, the yellow ones, the yellow [B] ones.
_ _ [F#] Find a way to get our kids out of the line.
We've got to find a way to stop all this crime.
They've got shooting [B] up, smoking crack, whatever new drug.
[E] We've got to find a way to get our kids to rise up [Bm] above.
Oh Lord, _ _ let _ my people go. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ Let [Bm] my people go.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ Talking about [Bm] the black ones, the white ones, the red [Bm] ones, the brown ones, the yellow ones, the female [F#] ones, the little bitty ones, all those ones that got [B] no money.
This _ is America, the [B] home of the brave and the land of the free.
But if you ain't got no money, life ain't so funny.
And it [F#] don't make no difference what [Bm] color you might be if [B] you're broke.
_ Poverty is slavery. _
[Em] That's all it [A] is, y'all.
Poverty [Bm] is slavery.
But we're lucky [B] we've got a government that's a hold the people, bother people, buy the people, steal the people, hire the people, free the people.
Get together, get together.
Get up, stand up.
_ _ _ Stand up for what's right.
Righteous minded people, get up, stand up.
Don't give it up, don't give it up.
Don't [E] give [Bm] up the fight.
I said, I said, get up, stand up.
Stand _ _ _ up for what's right.
Righteous minded people, get up, stand up.
_ _ _ Don't give up the fight.
[A] Yeah.
_ [Bm] _ [E] Let _
_ [B] _ _ my people go. _
Let _ _ my [F#m] _ _
_ _ [A] people _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] go. _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ Go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Peace. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _