Nina Cried Power

[Verso]

                        Fm
It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
                         Eb
It is the groundin' of a foot 
uncompromisin'
                         Db
It's not forgoin' of the lie
             Ab          C
It's not the openin' of eyes
              Bbm             Fm
It's not the wakin', it's the risin'

It's not the shade, we should be 
Fm
past it
                            Eb
It's the light and it's the obstacle
 that casts it
                              Db
It's the heat that drives the light
          Ab        C
It's the fire it ignites
              Bbm              Fm
It's not the wakin', it's the risin'

                              Fm
It's not the song, it is the singin'
                      Eb
It's the heaven of a human spirit 
ringin'
                          Db
It is the bringin' of the line
           Ab              C
It is the bearin' of the rhyme
              Bbm              Fm
It's not the wakin', it's the risin'

[Estribillo]

                Fm
And I could cry power (power)
Ab
Power (power)
Db
Power (power)
Db
Nina cried power
Ab            C
Billie cried power
Bbm          Fm
Mavis cried power
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                Fm
And I could cry power
Ab
Power (power)
Db
Power (power)
Db
Curtis cried power
Ab           C
Patti cried power
Bbm         Fm
Nina cried power

[Verso 2]

                            Fm
It's not the war but what's behind 
it
                    Eb
Oh, the fear of how men is near 
assignment
                          Db
And everythin' that we're denied
     Ab           C
By keepin' the divide
               Bbm             Fm
It's not the wakin', it's the risin

[Estribillo]

                Fm
And I could cry power
Ab
Power (power)
Db
Power (power)
Db
Nina cried power
Ab           C
Lennon cried power
Bbm               Fm
James Brown cried power
               Fm
And I could cry power
Ab
Power (power)
Db
Power (power)
Db
Billie cried power
Ab           C
Joni cried power
Bbm         Fm
Nina cried power

[Puente]

                Fm
And I could cry power
Fm
Power has been cried by those 
stronger than me
Fm                                
Straight into the face that tells 
        Bbm            C
you to rattle on your chains
       Bbm         Fm
If you love bein' free

[Estribillo]

                     Fm
Ah, lord I could cry power
Ab
Power (power)
                   Db
'Cause power is my love
                        Db
When my love reaches to me
Db
James Brown cried power
Ab           C
Seeger cried power
Bbm         Fm
Marvin cried power
Yeah ah, power

Fm
James cried power
Db
Millie cried power
Db
Patti cried power
Db
Billie, power, Dylan, power
C
Woody, power
Bbm         Fm
Nina cried power