Am Am F
I hear gunfire, see the blood run, feel the rage
G F Am Em7
I see a black man, see a coloured man in a cage
Am Am
The sweat of miners digging diamonds
F G F Am Em7
Digging graves to feed the boss-man, to feed his family, to feed his slaves
Am Am F G F Am Em7
Men are cursing, women praying for release, but when a white man kills one of "them" no one sees
Am Am F G F Am Em7
From Capetown to Pretoria, to Johannesburg, there is a crying of people dying that can be heard
Am Am F
I hear the gunfire, see the blood run, smell the fear
G F Am Em7 F G
You lock your minds up, shut the curtains, you close your ears
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Am Am F
G F Am Em7 x4
Am Am F
Forget the black man, neglect his baby, ignore his hell
G F Am Em7
We need apartheid to keep the animal in his cell
Am Am F
You sweep the pavement, shine the buildings, display the maid
G F Am Em7
You say "Republic", I say, "Blind man, it's a cage,"
Am Am F
God makes the colour, but the colour doesn't make you God
G F Am Em7
Oh, and in the judgement, he will remember the ones you've robbed
Am Am F
Without the Lord's love this injustice will prevail
G F Am Em7
Until Jesus is the only master we'll never break the bars of this jail
