Intro
D Em Bm D Em Bm
Em Bm A Em Bm A
Verse 1
Bm Em D
Systems of oppression, fueled by hate
Bm G A
Held up by a lie we can't escape
Em Bm
Humanity, a history of tragedy
A Bm
Does it have to be the future of us all?
Chorus
A Em Bm
Hear our prayer, hear Your people
A Bm D
Turn our hearts to You, make us whole again
A Em Bm
Hear our prayer, hear Your people
A D
Turn our hearts to You, make us one
Interlude 1
D Em Bm D Em Bm
Em Bm A Em Bm A
Verse 2
Bm Em D
Violence, power, struggle fear and shame
Bm G A
Will the story always be the same?
Em Bm
Can we ever be the people we are meant to be?
A Bm
Does it have to be the future of us all?
[Chorus]
Interlude 2
D Em Bm D Em Bm
Em Bm A D F#m Bm G A D G A
Bridge
D G A G D G A
Open our hearts so love can start to heal the pain
D G A G D G A
Open our hearts so love can start to heal the pain
D F#m Bm A G A D G A
Love shall overcome, love shall overcome
D F#m Bm A G A D
Love shall overcome, love shall overcome
D F#m Bm A G A D
Love shall overcome, love shall overcome
D F#m Bm A G A D
Love shall overcome, love shall overcome
Ending
D A Em
O my God, what have we done? What have we become?
D Bm F#m A
These seeds were sown, they were sown in ages past
Em
Now we're reaping them in full
D/F# G Em Asus4 A Em A
How can we fix this? Learn from our mistakes
D/F# G Em Asus4 A Em A Em
How can we fix this? Or is the mess too great?