Marsha

    F          C
Why Should I Be Rewarded
     E               F
For Work Done Long Before Me
     Am               C              F
I Am Reaping What Was Seen Before My Time

     G               C
And God Does It Feel Sordid
    E            F
The Love I Have Afforded
     Am                C                  F
You Broke Your Back So I Could Straighten Mine

C      G          Am       E    F
Marsha Love, Your Soul Was Not A Crime
    C         G      Am       E   F
You Taught Me Not To Pay Them Any Mind
    C            G
And Every time I Speak My Truth
   E            Am
In Little Ways I Live For You
   F        C        G                    C
To Prove The Love You Gave Was Worth Your Time

     F           C
It’s Hard Not To Resent It
    E              F
The Way That Times Cemented
   Am                C                  F
To Think Of All That Was And Could Have Been

    F            C
And In The early Hours
  E                F
I Think About Your Flowers
       Am             C              F
How You Tried So Very Hard To Set Us Free

C      G          Am       E    F
Marsha Love, Your Soul Was Not A Crime
    C         G      Am   E   F
You Taught Me Not To Pay It Any Mind
    C            G
And Every time I Sing My Name
    E             Am
I Pray You Got To Do The Same
     F        C          G                  F
And Prove The Dreams You Had Were Worth The Time
F      C       G                    F
Marsha P, Your Dreams Were Worth The Time