Saturday, January 24, 2009

We Shall Overcome (Inauguration Week Song 5)


Inauguration Week Special #5
Musical and lyrical adaptation by Zilphia Horton, Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan and Peete Seeger. Inspired by African-American gospel singing, members of the Food and Tobacco Workers' Union, Charleston, SC and the southern Civil Rights Movement.
Rise Up Singing chapter: Freedom, p.63
C F C - (2x) / C FG Am D G D G -
*C F C* - F G Am - / C F C G C F C -

You could replace *C F C* with *F G C* with harmonious results.

We shall overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome some day
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome some day!

We are not afraid (3X) today!...
We shall stand together (3x) someday...
The truth will make us free...
The Lord will see us through...
We shall be like Him...
We shall live in peace...
The whole wide world around...
We are not alone...
We'll walk hand in hand...
Black and white together...
We shall all be free...

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