[Intro][Instrumental]
Am Em/B C
Am Em/B C C+9 C
Am Em/B C
Am Em/B C
[Verse]
Am Em/B C
Tell my people I won't be coming home, I'll be
Am Em/B C
Walking in the streets tonight
Am Em/B C
Shaking hands with everybody I meet, saying the
Am Em/B C
king had a dream and now it's my real life, the
Am Em/B C
king had a dream and now it's my real life.
[Pre-Chorus]
F C
I saw a man start running, he
Em F C
ran so fast that he began to fly. He
F C
flew across America and then over the world. And if
Em F C
he can do it, so can I. And my
Em F C
children will say: so can I. Singing
[Chorus]
Am C
Yes I am. Singing
Am Cmaj7
I am my man.
Am C
And I know that I can. 'Cause the
Em F C
King had a dream and now I know I can.
Em F C
be all I can
[Instrumental]
Em F C
[Verse]
Am Em/B C
Tell my people I won't be coming home, I'll be
Am Em/B C
dancing in the streets tonight.
Am Em/B C
And tell your people they can all come along, there's a
Am Em/B C C+9 C
a party in the streets tonight.
[Pre-Chorus]
F C
And don't you worry 'bout no Babylon, 'cause they'll be
Em F C
switching of teir guns and their hosepipes.
F C
We'll be singing freedom songs till the early morning.
Em F C
Come on join in if you like. 'Cause the
Em F C
King had a dream and now its my real life. Singing
[Chorus]
Am C
Yes I am. Singing
Am Cmaj7
I am my man.
Am C
And I know that I can. 'Cause the
G Am
King had a dream and now I know I can. I've
[Post-Chorus]
G Am
seen over the mountain top, I have. So the
Em F C
King had a dream and now I know I can
Em F C
be all I can.