Album: Street Fighting Years (1989)
[Intro]
Bb F Gm (x6)
[Verse 1]
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It was 25 years they take that man away
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Now the freedom moves in closer every day
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Wipe the tears down from your saddened eyes
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They say Mandela's free so step outside
[Chorus]
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Oh oh oh oh oh Mandela day
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Uh uh uh uh uh Mandela's free
[Verse 2]
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It was 25 years ago this very day
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Held behind four walls all through night and day
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Still the children know the story of that man
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And we know what's going on right through your land
Dm
25 years ago
[Chorus]
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Na na na na na Mandela day
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Oh oh oh oh oh Mandela's free
[Verse 3]
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If the tears are flowing wipe them from your face
Bb F Gm
I can feel his heartbeat moving deep inside
Bb F Gm
It was 25 years they took that man away
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And now the world come down say Nelson Mandela's free
[Solo]
Dm
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Oh oh oh oh oh Mandela's free
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Dm
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[Verse 4]
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The rising sun sets Mandela on his way
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It’s been 25 years around this very day
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From the one outside to the ones inside we say:
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Oh oh oh oh oh Mandela's free
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Oh oh oh SET Mandela free
[Chorus]
Bb F Gm
Na na na na na Mandela day
Bb F Gm
Na na na na na Mandela's free
[Outro]
Bb F Gm
Dum dum dum dum dum dum
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Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum
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Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum
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Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum
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25 years ago
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What's going on
(fading)
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Bb F Gm
And we know what's going on
Bb F Gm
Cos we know what's going on