G
Tryna rain, tryna rain on the thunder
D
Tell the storm I’m new
Em
I’m a wall, come and march on the regular
C
Painting white flags blue
Refrain:
G
Lord forgive me, I’ve been running
D
Running blind in truth
Em
I’ma rain, I’ma rain on this bitter love
C
Tell the sweet I’m new
Pre-Chorus:
G
I’m telling these tears,
D Em
“Go and fall away, fall away”
C
May the last one burn into flames
Chorus:
G
Freedom! Freedom! I can’t move
D
Freedom, cut me loose!
Em
Singin’, freedom! Freedom! Where are you?
C
Cause I need freedom too!
G
I break chains all by myself
D
Won’t let my freedom rot in hell
Em
Hey! I’ma keep running
C
Cause a winner don’t quit on themselves
Verse 2:
G
I’ma wade, I’ma wave through the waters
D
Tell the tide, “Don’t move”
Em
I’ma riot, I’ma riot through your borders
C
Call me bulletproof
Refrain:
G
Lord forgive me, I’ve been runnin’
D
Runnin’ blind in truth
Em
I’ma wade, I’ma wave through your shallow love
C
Tell the deep I’m new
Pre-Chorus:
G
I’m telling these tears,
D Em
“Go and fall away, fall away”
C
May the last one burn into flames
Chorus:
G
Freedom! Freedom! I can’t move
D
Freedom, cut me loose!
Em
Singin’, freedom! Freedom! Where are you?
C
Cause I need freedom too!
G
I break chains all by myself
D
Won’t let my freedom rot in hell
Em
Hey! I’ma keep running
C
Cause a winner don’t quit on themselves
Verse 3:
G
Ten Hail Marys, I meditate for practice
D
Channel 9 news tell me I’m movin’ backwards
Em
Eight blocks left, death is around the corner
C
Seven misleadin’ statements ’bout my persona
G
Six headlights wavin’ in my direction
D
Five-О askin’ me what’s in my possession
Em
Yeah I keep runnin’, jump in the aqueducts
C
Fire hydrants and hazardous
G
Smoke alarms on the back of us
D
But mama don’t cry for me, ride for me
Em
Try for me, live for me
C
Breathe for me, sing for me
G
Honestly guidin’ me
D
I could be more than I gotta be
Em
Stole from me, lied to me, nation hypocrisy
C
Code on me, drive on me
G
Wicked, my spirit inspired me
D
Like yeah, open correctional gates in higher desert
Em
Yeah, open our mind as we cast away oppression
C
Yeah, open the streets and watch our beliefs
G D
And when they carve my name inside the concrete
Em C
I pray it forever reads
Chorus:
G
Freedom! Freedom! I can’t move
D
Freedom, cut me loose!
Em
Singin’, freedom! Freedom! Where are you?
C
Cause I need freedom too!
G
I break chains all by myself
D
Won’t let my freedom rot in hell
Em
Hey! I’ma keep running
C
Cause a winner don’t quit on themselves
Оutrо:
G
What you want from me?
D
Is it truth you seek? Оh father can you hear me?
Em
What you want from me?
C
Is it truth you seek? Оh father can you hear me?
Hear me out
