Singing The Spirit Home

They came (D)for him in the (Bm)morning, an (G)hour before (D)dawning The pale white moon was (Bm)waning in the (G)African (A)sky -A The (D)cell door flew wide (Bm)open, (G)they stood looking (D)at him He saw no mercy (Bm)in their hearts, no (G)pity (A)in their (D)eyes D-F#m-Bm-Bm As they (D)took him and they (Bm)bound him, tied his (G)trembling hands be(D)hind him He felt his courage (Bm)leave him, his (G)manhood disa(A)ppear -A His (D)legs would not su(Bm)pport him, so (G)from the cell they (D)dragged him He sobbed and screamed and (Bm)cursed them in his (G)loneli(A)ness and (D)fear D-F#m-Bm-Bm (D)Chains, (A)chains, (D)chains How (G)many souls have (A)died in freedom's (D)name To (G)some it is a (A)way of life, to (D)others just a (Bm)word To (G)some it is a (A)snow-white dove, to (D)some a bloody (Bm)sword But un(G)til the (A)last chains (D)fall, -F#m-Bm (G)Freedom will make (A)slaves of us (D)all -F#m-Bm-F#m-G-Em-A With (D)faces closed and (Bm)hidden the (G)white guards walked be(D)side him Indifferent to his (Bm)pleading - they'd been (G)down this path be(A)fore -A But (D)other eyes were (Bm)watching, (G)other ears were (D)listening Other hearts beat (Bm)with him in his (G)final (A)desperate (D)hour D-F#m-Bm-Bm From the (D)darkness of that (Bm)prison came the (G)sound of his brothers (D)singing Courage, their voices (Bm)told him, you (G)do not walk a(A)lone -A From their (D)cells beyond the (Bm)shadow he (G)heard their voices (D)echo As in love and pride and (Bm)sorrow they (G)sang his (A)spirit (D)home D-F#m-Bm-Bm Repeat 1 And their (D)song of hope and (Bm)freedom, it (G)rang inside that (D)prison It beat against the (Bm)iron bars and (G)crashed against the (A)stone -A As in their (D)fear and hate they (Bm)hung him, the (G)last sound that filled his (D)being Was his brothers singing, (Bm)singing, (G)singing his (A)spirit (D)home Courage, brother, you (A)do not walk a(D)lone We shall walk with you and (A)sing your spirit (D)home Repeat 2 with music fading Repeat 2 a capella Repeat 2 a capella fading