[Verse 1]
Am C
I have my mother's dreams
F
I have my father's eyes
G
You can’t take that from me
C Dm Am
Just go ahead and try
C
The crescent city sleeps
F
Watch lions in the sky
G
Preparing to unleash
C Dm
Let loose a mighty cry
[Refrain 1]
F G
Can nobody save us
Am
Will anyone try
C
The bayou is burning
F
The cypress died
G
And all along they're saying
[Chorus 1]
Am G F
Help is on the way
They said they said
Am G F
Help is on the way
C Dm
They said they said
Am G
One by land two by sea
C F
Right there in front of me
Am G C Dm
Help is on the way
[Verse 2]
Am C
Five thousand feet below
F
As black smoke engulfs the sky
G
The ocean floor explodes
C Dm Am
Eleven mo-thers cry
C
My bones all resonate
F
A burning lullaby
G
You can’t take that from me
C Dm
Just go ahead and try
[Refrain 2]
F G
She says that’s the shoreline
Am
With hands in the air
C
Her words pierce the dark night
F
Does anyone care
G
And all along I say it
[Chorus 2]
Am G F
Help is on the way
They said they said
Am G F
Help is on the way
C Dm
They said they said
Am G
one by land two by sea
C F
Right there in front of me
Am G FAm G F(hold) G(hold)
Help is on the way
[Bridge]
F Am
right here right here
F Am
right here right here
F Am
right here right here
Dm F
Choking on the black gold
Dm
Upon which we here rely
G
We keep actions in the attic
To see cameras in the sky
Am G F
help is on the way
They said the said
Am G F
help is on the way
C Dm
They said the said
Am
we we're told
G
just to sit tight
C
for somebody
F
will soon arrive
Am G F
help is on the way
Am G F
They never came
Am G F Am G F Dm F G
They never came
[Chorus 3]
Am G F
Help is on the way
They said they said
Am G F
Help is on the way
C Dm
They said they said
Am G
ony by land two by sea
C F
Right there in front of me
Am G Am G F
Help is on the way
G Am G F G Am(hold)
on my way