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C D Em Please God, show 'em the way
C D EmPlease God, on this day
G C D Em Spirits all given the strength
C D CPeace can come if you really want it
[Verse 1]
D EmI had a fragile dream in a gray house in the Hamptons
C D Em DI'd been there before, singing songs and doing benefits
C D EmWas in a room alone putting on my makeup
C D CLike so many things that come to me, the dress came across the Persian carpet
D Em CAs I fell into the dress, a thought came to me
D Em CInto my heart, I have a dream
D Em And a door opened
C DI turned to face the music
C D Em I was ready for the Kennedys
C D EmI don't know if it was 1960 or 1963
C D Em Everything was timeless, even me
C D EmI wasn't old, I wasn't young, I was just part of their dream
C D CA shadow walked with me down the hall, it was Martin Luther King
D EmAll in shadow, all before me, overwhelmed by
C D EmDestiny, someone said, "Sing us a song
C D EmThere's a piano" and handed me a drink
C D C D CThe room was full of hope, a song would set them free
[Chorus]
C D Em Please God, show 'em the way
C D EmPlease God, on this day
G C D Em Spirits all given the strength
C D CPeace can come if you really want it
[Verse 2]
D EmI sat at the piano, stared out of the shadows
C D EmI sang the words, "I have a dream"
C D EmHe wasn't my old friend John, I didn't know him then
C D CBut he smiled at me, and I sang these words
DWhatever it takes
Em C DWhatever it takes to be free
Em C D No, I didn't know these men
Em C D C But they knew me
[Verse 3]
C D EmIt was all symbolic, nothing was as it seemed
C D Em Bm C They all left us in a single shot but they didn't take the dream
D EmThey were there in that house, discussing the future
C D CAnd drinking champagne, I was just a piano player
D EmThe voice, part of their dream
C D EmI was thirty-five and maybe I was fifteen
C D Em CIt was just another night in the presence of Martin Luther King
D C D EmI was just a dreamer; I was ready for the Kennedys
[Chorus]
EmAnd I said
C D Em Please God, show 'em the way
C D EmPlease God, on this day
C DLight the fire, start it over
EmTell the world about the dream
C D CStart it up and make it real
[Solo]
| D Am | Am G |
C Em D Am GPlease God show him the way
C Em D Am GPlease God show her the way
C Em D Am GPlease God show them the way
CPlease God
[Verse 4]
C D EmBack in the room where it all began
C D Em BmMy heart began to heal, I believe it
C D EmI remember the beauty of the Hamptons
CShadows playing in the sun
D C A voice said, "The dream is not over, no
D EmThe dream has just begun"
C DI spun around to see another shadow
EmSlipping through the door
C D EmAnd my eyes opened wide, "What is this all for?"
C D CAnd the shadow said, "Don't forget it, don't forget
D EmWhat we were fighting for, don't forget it"
[Chorus]
EmAnd I said
C D EmPlease God, show 'em the way
C(It's just another night)
C D EmPlease God, on this day
C(Martin Luther King)
D EmSpirits all given the strength (Sing us a song)
C D CPeace can come if you fight for it (Don't forget it)
DThink we're just in time-ime to say
[Chorus]
Em(Ooh, and said, oh said)
C D EmPlease God, show 'em the way (All in shadow)
C D EmPlease God, on this day (All before me)
C D CSpirits all given the strength
D EmPeace can come if you fight for it
C D Em CThink we're just in time to say this
D Em C DSet them free
CRoom was full of hope
[Chorus]
C D EmPlease God, show 'em the way (I believe it)
C D EmPlease God, on this day (Don't forget it)
C D EmSpirits all given the strength
Em C D CDon't forget what we were fighting for
D EmThink we're just in time-ime to say
[Outro]
C D EmPeace can come if you fight for it
C D EmPeace can come if you try harder
C D CPeace can come, ooh, if you really want it
C D EmThat dream
C D EmDon't forget it, please God
C D CShow them the way
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