Mr. Nelson (Live) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]I'm going to ask for y[D]our help[G]
and I want you guys to clap out this rhythm with me and [D]it goes[Am][D][Am][G][D][F][G]
[Am][D][G][Am][A][G][Am][Asus4][A][G][Am]
[G][D][G][Am][G][D][G][D][G][Am][G][D][G]
What is [Am]bet ter, black or [D]white?[G]
[D]What is the day [Am]without the [G]night?
Are you prepared to [Am]fight for
[G]what is [D]right?[Am][Em]
[D]Lik[G]e you waited for so [Am]long,
[D]but [G]your will was[Em] stro[Am]ng
[G]Too[D]k them yea[G]rs to understand,
that the [Am]will of one man
[G]Can be mighty in the end,
of the [Am]armies in [D]the land
[C]And a soldier in a [D]war for truth,
can [Em]eventually [D]win
Yes, for sis[Em]ters an[C]d b[Em]rothers
Mother[D]s, fathers, lovers,
[G]cousins, [D]everyone
[G]Mr. Nelson, won't you [Am]take them home?
[G]Mr. Nelson, won't you tak[Am]e them home?
Mr. [G]Nelson, [Am]won't you
take them [G]home?[Am]
[Em]Oh, [G]thrown into the li[Am]on's den,
[D]but with the courage of a [Am]thousand men
[D]Not just [G]a m[Am]an, but a[D] lege[G]nd,
yes [D]he [Am]was,[D]
locked [G]away for [Am]so l[Asus4]ong
[D]Oh,[G] and the prison tried to
[Am]break your [Asus4]bones,[A]
[G]took what they could throw at you
You would [Am]dig the teeth [Em]and graze
[D]Becau[G]se of you, Mandela,
[Am]the world's a better [Em]place
[C]And a soldier in a [D]war for two
Can even[Em]tually [D]win
Yes, for sis[C]ters and brothers
Mother[D]s, fathers, lovers,
cousins, everyone
[G]Mr. Nelson, won't you [Am]take them home?
[G]Mr. Nelson, won't you [Am]take them home?
Mr. [G]Nelson[Am]
Mr. you take them [G]home?[Am]
[G]Mr. Nelson, won't you [Am]take them home?
[G]Mr. Nelson, won't you [Am]take them home?
[G]Mr. Nelson, won't [Am]you take them [G]home?

[Interlude 1]
[Am][D][G][Am][Asus4][D][G][D][G][Am][G][D][G]
[Am][F][G][C][Em][D][G][Am][G][Am][F][G][C][Em][Am][D]
[G][Em][Am][G][D][G][Em][G][D]

[Verse 2]
I [G]took a [D]man [Am]with a great big heart
[D]Who [G]was[D] prepared to pla[Am]y his part
[D]Up [G]aga[D]inst the system[Em]
[Am]Right [Em]from[G] the sta[D]rt
Yes, he [Am]was
[D]He locked you [G]away for [Am]so lo[D]ng[Am][D]
[G]Oh, they tried to [Am]break your soul
[D]It took them [G]years to understand
That the [Am]will of one man
[D]Could be [G]biding them
All the [Am]armies in the land
[Em]And [C]a soldier in a world[D] for two
Can [Em]eventually [D]win
Yes, for sis[Em]ters an[C]d brothers
Mother[D]s, fathers, lovers,
cousins, everyone
[G]Mr. Nelson, won't you [Am]take them home?
[G]Mr. Nelson, won't you tak[Am]e them home?
Mr. [G]Nelson, [Am]won't you
take them [G]home?[Am]
[G]Mr. Nelson, won't you [Am]take them home?
[G]Mr. Nelson, won't you [Am]take them home
Mr. [G]Nelson, won't [Am]you take them [G]home[Am][D][G][Am][D]
[G][D][G][Am][D][G][D][G][Am][D][G][D][G][Am][Am][G]
Thank you, Mr. Nelson!