capo on 1st fret!
[VERSE 1]
A D G D (2x)
Bm G Em D
D
I hear the children play
Em
with the guards of the jail
with the guards of the jail
Bm D
with the guards of the jail
D
I'm thinking of a new name
Em
That I could give myself
Em
One day I'll be myself
A D
One day I'll be my own
D
It's been forty long years
Em
In the desert I have been
D
I've even hit the devil's nose
D
In the desert I've grown
[CHORUS]
D
Have a good day brother
G
Me and your sister will rise up
A
Like an elephant from the mud
D
In your carefree sleep
D Bm
We will break free, we will break free
D
Have a good day brother
G
Me and your little bro will rise up
A
Like an elephant from the storm
D
In your carefree sleep
D Bm
We will break free, we will break free
[VERSE 2]
D
And the city will be reborn
Em
And the streets will be washed
D Em
May the streets be clean and washed
G D
May the streets be clean and washed
D
And we will wave our hand
Em
And everybody will forgive the past
D Em
And everybody will forgive the past
D
And as the woman said
Em
That day when I was crying out
Em Bm
God puts his diamonds in the sand
D
But then he always takes them back
[Chorus]
D
Have a good day brother
G
Me and your sister will rise up
A
Like an elephant from the mud
D
In your carefree sleep
D Bm
We will break free, we will break free
D
Have a good day brother
G
Me and your little bro will rise up
A
Like an elephant from the storm
D
In your carefree sleep
D Bm
We will break free, we will break free
D
Have a good day brother
G
Me and your sister will rise up
A
Like an elephant from the mud
D
In your carefree sleep
D Bm
We will break free, we will break free
D D
Have a good day, have a good day brother
G
Me and your
A Bm
Sister will rise up from the mud
[OUTRO]
A D Bm
I'm thinking of a new name
D
That I could give myself
A
One day I'll be myself
G D
Oh, I'll be my own