Tone: [C]
capo 5
Intro:
[C] [Am]
Verse 1:
I [C]heard there was a [Am]special place
Where [C]men could go e[Am]emancipate
The bru[F]brutality and [G]tyranny of their [C]rulers [G]
Well, this [C]place is real, you [F]needn't [G]fret
With [Am]Wilbur, Tommy,[F]Tommy, xxxx Eret
It's a [G]very big and not [E7]blown up L'[Am]L'Manburg
Chorus:
My L'[F]L'Manburg
My L'[Am]L'Manburg
My L'[F]L'Manburg
My L'[C]Ma[G]nb[C]urg [Am]
Interlude:
[C] [Am]
Verse 2:
For [C]freedom and for [Am]liberty
Our [C]nation sought to [Am]build on these
a [F]victory for [G]all under de[C]democracy [G]
Well, the [C]darkness came, and [F]then it [G]went
We [Am]built a home and [F]watched it sink
And [G]there from rubble, [E7]there emerged L'[Am]L'Manburg
Chorus:
My L'[F]L'Manburg
My L'[Am]L'Manburg
My L'[F]L'Manburg
My L'[C]Ma[G]nb[C]urg [Am]
Interlude:
[C]
Verse 3:
With [C]bloodied hands and [Am]weakened knees
Our [C]people rose like [Am]the phoenix
Our [F]empty fields and [G]canals 'round L'[C]L'Mantree [G]
With [C]sweat and tears, we [F]armed our [G]ranks
We [Am]laid foundations [F]in our land
And from [G]every lips from h[E7]here up to infini[Am]infinity;
Chorus:
We sing L'[F]L'Manburg
We sing L'[Am]L'Manburg
We sing L'[F]L'Manburg
We sing L'[C]Ma[G]nb[C]urg