The King Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]I h[Am]ave a dream t[G]hat my four little children
would one day live in a nation [Am]where they
[G]will not be judged by the [C]color of their [G]skin,
but by the content of their character.
In song we let freedom ring from
the prodigious hilltops of
New
Hampshire.
Let freedom ring from the
mighty moun[C]tains of
New
York.
Let freedom [Bm]ring from the
heightening
Alleghenies of
Pennsylvani[Am]a.
Let freedom ring from
[G]the snow -capped
Rockies of
Colorado.
[C]Let freedom ring from the
curvaceous [Bm]slopes of
California.
But not only [Am]that, let freedom ring from
[G]Stone
Mountain of
Georgi[Am]a.
[C]Let freedom ring from
Lookout
Mountain [Bm]of
Tennessee.
Let freedom [Am]ring from every
hill and molehill of
Mis[G]sissippi.
From every [Am]mountain[C]side,
let freedom ring.
And when [Bm]this happens,
we'll be free [Am]at last.
We'll be free [G]at last.
[Am]Listen to the word[C]s,
see if you understand.
Let them try [Bm]the tribulations
of one black man.
For a man [Am]who lived and died
for the struggling cause,
let's have a moment,
a [G]second of silence and pause.
[C]His name is
Martin
Luther
King, and he marched [Bm]across the land
making freedom ring.
And every mo[Am]ment of his life,
every day of his years,
he kept the [G]sound of freedom
ringing in our ears.
If you listened to his [Am]voice
when you heard him speak
[G]He brought hope to the helpless,
strength to the weak
He was the message to the people,
was the edge of the knife
Gave the ultimate gift, the man gave it life
[C]He told us he had a dream,
it was real to him
He said he [Bm]dreamed of a world
where his four children could live
[Am]In a nation not judged by skin,
but by the [G]caution of the character his heart was in
[Am]He wasn't sc[C]ared of any man,
didn't have no fear
He was [Bm]beaten and arrested
year after year
Perse[Am]cuted and uprooted
for the things he created
And [G]ul timately, the king was terminated
Now where's his apprentices
and predecessors?
Where are the leaders for our ancestors?
The [C]youngster
Abernethys and the
Jesse
Jacksons
We [Bm]need someone to go and
take affirmative action
Not [Am]a black mayor, a judge or a captain
A [G]black president should it [Am]ever happen
We have [C]to bring the whites
to the black man's side
Walk [Bm]hand in hand to
show we have black pride
If we [Am]listen to the words he had to say
He might have [G]never gotten blown away
Have [Am]a nice [C]day[Em][Bm]
[D][Am][C][G]
[Am][C][Em]
[Bm][D][Am][C]
[G][Am][G]
[C]Why the world can't stand together
[Bm]We're acting through
something weather
[Am]Why in the world can we stick
together [G]now?
What kind of [Am]weather?
[C]Why in the world can we stick together?
Stick [Bm]together in this stormy weather?
[Am]Why in the world can stick
together [G]now?
What kind of
love [C]you.
[G][C]