Centuries Centuries Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Am]The faith and destiny [Em]of
America depends on [Dm]you.
Not only do I have to say to you
that you have to solve [G#dim]the problems
con[Am]fronting America [Em]tonight.
[Dm]You have to solve problems
that you had nothing to do with creat[G#dim]ing. East[Am]ling[Em]s,[Dm]
doping they boroughs,
thinking that this will help [G#dim]control the c[Am]ash flow
when they pollute [Em]it. [Dm]Killing each other.
Cause kings love [G#dim]black and[Am] gold,
[Em]queens be lovin' [Dm]they blacks and they [G#dim]gold s,
[Am]amoe[Em]ba.
And you [Dm]too can become some
sort of modern day messiah
if you have the abil[G#dim]ity
to [Am]rally the masses
around your [Em]cause, [Dm]true.
Revolutionaries wouldn't dare pause
when it comes [G#dim]to real revolution,[Am]
the solu[Em]tion be [Dm]unity.
But my soul is on ice,
[G#dim]be cause [Am]we be frontin'
on these mites
[Em]like we know what it be like [Dm]to stand
in the middle of a burning house
in West Oakland
during a [G#dim]90 -minute gun fight.[Am]
[Em]Somebody please [Dm]pour libations
for all of our fallen [G#dim]soldiers.
[Am]We need re[Em]al revolut[Dm]ionaries.
Cause [G#dim]self -taught hous[Am]e Negroes
can give [Em]no official explanation
[Dm]as to why militant Panthers
struggled for ethnic minorit[G#dim]ies
and [Am]working -class emancipa[Em]tion.
I be, [Dm]I said I be,
the very [G#dim]first born
of [Am]a pistol -packin' panther
who was taught [Em]how to recite
the Ten -Point [Dm]Program
like some Christians do the Ten
Commandment[G#dim]s on.[Am]
December [Em]4th, at [Dm]4 a .m.,
Chicago police
murdered [G#dim]a 21 -year -old Fr[Am]ed
Hampton while [Em]he was sleeping,
[Dm]shot him cold blood,
twice in his head [G#dim]and once [Am]in his arm
then [Em]turned around and shot
his [Dm]young pregnant wife
but for some [G#dim]reason so[Am]mehow some
way [Em]she [Dm]survived in my night[G#dim]mares
[Am]i'm haunted by the both [Em]of them singing to the Gr[Dm]andchildren,
bedtime stories
[G#dim]Hustle it[Am] baby,[Em]
don't [Dm]make a [G#dim]sound[Am]
[Em]Don't spend too [Dm]much,
lay them down
[G#dim]Murder th[Am]em like you know,[Em]
you know, [Dm]you know
Steal them records,
[G#dim]can't take [Am]them [Em]so[Dm]
[G#dim][Am][Em][Dm]
90 [G#dim]bul lets wer[Am]e found
[Em]scattered all around the apartment
[F]Every surviving member of the party
was arrested [G#dim]for attempted murder
[E]and a[Am]ggravated ass[Em]ault on the police
[F]Not one [Dm]white officer
spent at least a [G#dim]moment in[Am] jail
Not [Em]one white officer
[Am]spent at least a moment in [Dm]jail
I come [Am]from a panther revolution [Em]flows through
my blood in the [Dm]form of this here poetry
but please tell [G#dim]me which [Am]one of us is
even fit to [Em]carry the banner
portraying [Dm]the proud black fist
clenched [F]for the [G#dim]struggle mouth [Am]no muzzle
flat [Em]foot swollen [Dm]clip reloading freedom
we taking time no wasting
I [G#dim]said somebody plea[Am]se
pour some [Em]water
into the plant in strength
[Dm]I chant I'm blac[F]k
[G#dim]But the t[Am]ime has indeed co[Em]me
for [Dm]each and every one of us
to stand for something,
fight [Am]for something,
[Em]believe in something,
[Dm]sacrifice something,
[F]man, [Dm]defend [G#dim]something.[Am][Em]
Or else no [Dm]one can depend on you
if you're the one limping with a [Am]crutch.
Take some [Em]time to heal yourself [Dm]first,
and [F]then, [G#dim]may be then,
[Am]you will be worthy to ev[Em]en
You speak [Dm]the word, [Am]Revolution
Hush little [Em]baby,
[Dm]don't make a sou[F]nd[G#dim]
[Am]Revolution
[Em]Policeman some[Dm]how, laid him down
Revolu[Am]tion
Murdered him [Em]black,
[Dm]bought him [F]naught Re[G#dim]volution
[Am]Still don't grab the [Em]key[Dm]
Revolution
[Am]Rise again an[Em]d do it
[Dm]one more time
Revolution
[G#dim]Heaven or[Am] hell
[Em]You choose
[Dm]Which [Am]way[Em][Dm]
[G#dim][Em][Dm]
Thank you.