G Am  F G C

C               G              C  
Come and sing a simple song of freedom  
F                   G            C  
Sing it like you've never sung before  
G                   Am  
Let it fill the air, tell the people everywhere  
F              G                  C  
We, the people here, don't want a war  

C                G                 C  
Hey there Mister Black Man can you hear me  
F                 G               C  
I don't want your diamond or your game  
G                Am  
I just want to be someone known to you as me  
F                 G                 C  
And I will bet my life you want the same

C               G              C  
Come and sing a simple song of freedom  
F                   G            C  
Sing it like you've never sung before  
G                   Am  
Let it fill the air, tell the people everywhere  
F              G                  C  
We, the people here, don't want a war  
 
C             G               C  
Seven hundred million are you listening  
F                G               C  
most of what you read is made of lies  
G                  Am  
Speaking one to one ain't it everybody's sun  
   F              G               C  
To wake to in the morning when we rise 
 
C               G              C  
Come and sing a simple song of freedom  
F                   G            C 
Sing it like you've never sung before  
G                   Am  
Let it fill the air, tell the people everywhere  
F              G                  C  
We, the people here, don't want a war  

C             G                 C 
No doubt some folks enjoy doing battle  
F                G                   C  
Like presidents, prime ministers and kings  
F                           Am  
So let us build them shelves so they might fight among themselves  
F               G                 C  
And leave us be those who want to sing 

C               G              C  
Come and sing a simple song of freedom  
F                   G            C 
Sing it like you've never sung before  
G                   Am  
Let it fill the air, tell the people everywhere  
F              G                  C  
We, the people here, don't want a war