Intro
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Verse
G America'Gsus4s on fGire Gsus4G
There’s protGsus4ests in the strGeet Gsus4
Csus2 Her conscience has bCeen lCmaj7ooted Csus2CCmaj7
And her sCsus2oul is undeCr sCmaj7iege Csus2C
Asus4 Another mAmother’scr Asus2ying, Asus4AmAsus2
Csus2 As historCy repeCmaj7ats
Csus2 I caCn’t G breathe Gsus4G
Interlude
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Verse
G God damn those Gsus48 long minutGes
Gsus4 Lying G face down in cuffs Gsus4on the grGound
Csus2 Bystanders pleaded fCor mCmaj7ercy Csus2
CAs onCmaj7e,
Csus2 Cop shoved a kCid in the crCmaj7owd Csus2C
Asus4 When did a judge Amand a jAsus2ury Asus4Am
Csus2 Become a badge Cand a kCmaj7nee
Csus2 On thCese G streets? Gsus4GGsus4
Chorus
C Stay alive, G stay alive
Am Shine a light, G stay alive
EmUse your voice and yGou remember mCe
American recko(nGing)
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Verse
G I’ll never know wGsus4hat it’s lGike Gsus4G
To walk a milGsus4e in his shGoes Gsus4
Csus2 And I’ll never hCave to hCmaj7ave the tCsus2alk CCmaj7
Csus2 So it don’t happen tCo yCmaj7ou Csus2C
Asus4 Three little words wrAmitten ‘crAsus2oss the cAsus4hest
AmOf a Csus2 twelve year old who hCasn’t lCmaj7ived life Csus2yet
“Am CI nGext? Gsus4G
Gsus4Am I nGext?” Gsus4
Chorus
C Stay alive, G stay alive
Am Shine a light, G stay alive
EmUse your voice and yGou remember mCe
American recko(nGing)
Interlude
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(EmCD)x2
AmG
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Bridge
G Is this a momGsus4ent or movemGent? Gsus4G
Is this the tidGsus4e or a flGood? Gsus4
Csus2 Is our AmericCan rCmaj7ecko____nCsus2ing? CCmaj7
Csus2 Our story written Cin bCmaj7lood
Or Cin lAsus4ove AmAsus2Asus4
Or Amin Csus2 peace CCmaj7Csus2C
Interlude
(GGsus4)x4
Chorus
C Stay alive, G stay alive
Am Shine a light, G stay alive
EmUse your voice and yGou remember mCe
C Stay alive, G stay alive
Am Shine a light, G stay alive
EmUse your voice and yGou remember mCe
American reckonGing Gsus4GGsus4GGsus4G
In our AmeGsus4rican reckGoning
