By Any Means

capo: 4th fret

[verse (1)]

Em
So go ahead and fix your crown
D Em
Then watch it all burn in smoke
Em
Go ahead and stand your ground
We’re on the long road to freedom

Em
Too much time tryna figure out why
G
Too much time to be patient
C
All this time you be feeding us lies
G
Ain’t no truth in your statements
Em
Too much pain in these little white lies
G
you left here
Em
All this time tryna figure out how
We’re still here

[verse (2)]

Em
I take pride in the things that we’ve done
G
Side by side in the revolution
C
Won’t stay silent for things that i love
G
‘cause we know dem nuh care about us
Em
White men can’t jump but at least they can run
G
Broke these chains just to put our hands up
C
They could never see the kingdom coming
G
You wanna see us all amount to nothing

[verse (3)]

Em C
i can see your face
G
See the light in your eyes
C
I can see the change
G
Feel the heat of the fire
C
If you can feel the pain
G
Then you know you’re alive
C
Both feet on the line

Em
By any means i will fight
For you, for you
G C
Oh no, by any means i will fight
For you, for you
G
By any means i will fight
For you, for you
C
By any means i will fight
For you, for you

[verse (4)]

Em G
I’ve spent too many days in my head now
C
Did you think we would forget how?
Too many destinies, too many sentences
D
Read now read now

Em G
See all this pain in the headlines
C G
But i have cried for the last time
Em
But know what happens, see
You would be blind if it was just an eye for an eye

Em
And what if we change the world
G
We rise from the flames the victor
C
It’s far from a perfect picture
G
I know we sinful but we are human
Em G
Would you be grateful if you took my place?