Capo on 1st fret
[Verse1]
It's not the wakin', it'[Em]it's the risin'
It is the groundin'
of a [D]foot uncompromisin'
It's not forgoin' of the [C]lie
It's not the[G]the openin' of e[B]eyes
It's not the wa[Am]wakin', it's the ri[Em]risin'
It's not the shade
we should b[Em]be past it
It's the light and it's
the [D]obstacle that casts it
It's the heat that drives the [C]light
It's the f[G]fire it i[B]ignites
It's not the w[Am]wakin', it's the ri[Em]risin'
It's not the song, it is the [Em]singin'
It's the heaven of the
[D]human spirit ringin'
It is the bringin' of the [C]line
It is the ba[G]barin' of the rh[B]rhyme
It's not the wa[Am]wakin', it's the ri[Em]risin'
[Chorus]
And I could cry [Em]power (power)
[G]Power (power)
[C]Power Lord (power)
[C]Nina cried power
[G]Billie cried p[B]power
[Am]Mavis cried p[Em]power
And I could cry [Em]power
[G]Power (power)
[C]Power Lord (power)
[C]Curtis cried power
[G]Patti cried po[B]power
[Am]Nina cried po[Em]power
[Verse2]
It's not the war but what's beh[Em]behind it
Oh, the fear of fell[D]fellow
men, his mere assignment
And everythin' that we're [C]denied
by ke[G]keepin' the div[B]divide
It's not the wak[Am]wakin', it's the ri[Em]risin'
[Chorus]
And I could cry [Em]power
[G]Power (power)
[C]Power Lord (power)
[C]Nina cried power
[G]Lennon cri[B]cried power
[Am]James Brown cried p[Em]power
And I could cry[Em]cry power
[G]Power (power)
[C]Power Lord (power)
[C]Billie cried power
[G]Joni cried po[B]power
[Am]Nina cried p[Em]power
[Bridge]
And I could cry [Em]power
Power has been [Em]cried by
those stronger than me
Straight into the [G]face that
tells you to ra[B]rattle your ch[Am]chains
If you l[Em]love bein' free
[Chorus]
Ah, lord I could cry [Em]power
[G]Power (power)
'Cause power is my [C]love
when my love reache[C]reaches to me
James Brown cried[C]cried power
[G]Seeger crie[B]cried power
[Am]Marvin crie[Em]cried power
Yeah ah, power
[Outro]
[Em]James cried [G]power
[C]Millie cried power
[C]Patti cried power
[C]Billie, power,
[G]Dylan, power
[B]Woody, power
[Am]Nina crie[Em]cried power