Darkness Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Am]Just[A] a m[Am]an[A][Am][F][Am]
[C]is all I've [G]ever been
[F]To live [Am]in peace, was my [C]plan[G]
[F]Truth depends o[Am]n who sees it all[C], eyes behold,[G]
[F]living myster[Am]y to unf[C]old, all[G] I k[F]now i[Am]s, th[C]at
[G]I needed to be [F]free, all [Am]I wanted was,
[C]a chance to be a m[G]an,
[F]Equal right[Am]s
and opportunities [C]for [G]me
But [F]darkness [Am]hold [C]me down,
[G]hold me dow[F]n, hol[Am]d
Hold me [C]down[G][F]
I thought that [Am]I'd be judged
[C]Not by the color of my [G]skin
But by the content of [F]my mind
[Am]Just a waste of [C]time[G]
[F]You may take my [Am]place
[C]But you will nev[G]er take my [F]pride,
you release [Am]your chains
[C]But still I wear [G]the scars [F]of your democracy,
[Am]hypocris[C]y, hypocrisy[G] and darkn[F]ess
[Am]Hold me [C]down, [G]hold me [F]down,
[Am]hold me down[C][G][F]
[Bb]Every break[F]ing day I [C]pray[Am]
[Bb]That my [F]pain will go [C]away
An[Bb]d I've shown tha[F]t there's a wa[C]y
Yes, it's the way it [Bb]is
Travel[F]er, open up the [C]door
[F]All I k[Am]now is
[C]That I [G]needed to be free
[F]All [Am]I wanted was
[C]A chance to be a[G] man
[F]Equal right[Am]s
and opportunities [C]for [G]me
Seems [F]starless
[Am]Hold me down[C], hold[G] me do[F]wn,
[Am]hold me down[C][G]
[F]All I [Am]wanted [C]was a chance to be [G]a man
[F]Equal [Am]rights and opportunities [C]for [G]me
But [F]darkness [Am]hold me [C]down,
[G]hold [F]me [Am]down, hold me [C]down
[G]So much [F]wickedness [Am]and shado[C]ws[G]
Keep [F]holding me back, [Am]all these years,
[C]I can't t[G]ake no more of that
[F]I'm gonna break [Am]free any day [C]now
[G]Break free, break [F]free,
[Am]and set my spiri[C]t free
[G]Seem down, [F]oh dark[Am]ness
Break [C]free, oh [G]darkness[F][Am]
[C]Seem to hold me [G]down,
oh [F]darkness[Am][C][G][F]
[Am]No more [C]darkness in my[G] life
[F]Just happiness and success, yeah
Seem to hold me [G]down, [F]ooh, darkness
[C]Seem to [G]hold me down, ooh, [F]darkness