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B G Bm Please God, show 'em the way
B G BmPlease God, on this day
G B G Bm Spirits all given the strength
B G BPeace can come if you really want it
[Verse 1]
G BmI had a fragile dream in a gray house in the Hamptons
B G Bm GI'd been there before, singing songs and doing benefits
B G BmWas in a room alone putting on my makeup
B G BLike so many things that come to me, the dress came across the Persian carpet
G Bm BAs I fell into the dress, a thought came to me
G Bm BInto my heart, I have a dream
G Bm And a door opened
B GI turned to face the music
B G Bm I was ready for the Kennedys
B G BmI don't know if it was 1960 or 1963
B G Bm Everything was timeless, even me
B G BmI wasn't old, I wasn't young, I was just part of their dream
B G BA shadow walked with me down the hall, it was Martin Luther King
G BmAll in shadow, all before me, overwhelmed by
B G BmDestiny, someone said, "Sing us a song
B G BmThere's a piano" and handed me a drink
B G B G BThe room was full of hope, a song would set them free
[Chorus]
B G Bm Please God, show 'em the way
B G BmPlease God, on this day
G B G Bm Spirits all given the strength
B G BPeace can come if you really want it
[Verse 2]
G BmI sat at the piano, stared out of the shadows
B G BmI sang the words, "I have a dream"
B G BmHe wasn't my old friend John, I didn't know him then
B G BBut he smiled at me, and I sang these words
GWhatever it takes
Bm B GWhatever it takes to be free
Bm B G No, I didn't know these men
Bm B G B But they knew me
[Verse 3]
B G BmIt was all symbolic, nothing was as it seemed
B G Bm Cm B They all left us in a single shot but they didn't take the dream
G BmThey were there in that house, discussing the future
B G BAnd drinking champagne, I was just a piano player
G BmThe voice, part of their dream
B G BmI was thirty-five and maybe I was fifteen
B G Bm BIt was just another night in the presence of Martin Luther King
G B G BmI was just a dreamer; I was ready for the Kennedys
[Chorus]
BmAnd I said
B G Bm Please God, show 'em the way
B G BmPlease God, on this day
B GLight the fire, start it over
BmTell the world about the dream
B G BStart it up and make it real
[Solo]
| G Bm | Bm G |
B Bm G Bm GPlease God show him the way
B Bm G Bm GPlease God show her the way
B Bm G Bm GPlease God show them the way
BPlease God
[Verse 4]
B G BmBack in the room where it all began
B G Bm CmMy heart began to heal, I believe it
B G BmI remember the beauty of the Hamptons
BShadows playing in the sun
G B A voice said, "The dream is not over, no
G BmThe dream has just begun"
B GI spun around to see another shadow
BmSlipping through the door
B G BmAnd my eyes opened wide, "What is this all for?"
B G BAnd the shadow said, "Don't forget it, don't forget
G BmWhat we were fighting for, don't forget it"
[Chorus]
BmAnd I said
B G BmPlease God, show 'em the way
B(It's just another night)
B G BmPlease God, on this day
B(Martin Luther King)
G BmSpirits all given the strength (Sing us a song)
B G BPeace can come if you fight for it (Don't forget it)
GThink we're just in time-ime to say
[Chorus]
Bm(Ooh, and said, oh said)
B G BmPlease God, show 'em the way (All in shadow)
B G BmPlease God, on this day (All before me)
B G BSpirits all given the strength
G BmPeace can come if you fight for it
B G Bm BThink we're just in time to say this
G Bm B GSet them free
BRoom was full of hope
[Chorus]
B G BmPlease God, show 'em the way (I believe it)
B G BmPlease God, on this day (Don't forget it)
B G BmSpirits all given the strength
Bm B G BDon't forget what we were fighting for
G BmThink we're just in time-ime to say
[Outro]
B G BmPeace can come if you fight for it
B G BmPeace can come if you try harder
B G BPeace can come, ooh, if you really want it
B G BmThat dream
B G BmDon't forget it, please God
B G BShow them the way
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