(VERSE 1)
A D G D (2x)
BGEDD
I hear the children play
Em
with the guards of the jail
with the guards of the jail
BmD
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
AD
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
DBm
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
DBm
We will break free, we will break free
(VERSE 2)
D
And the city will be reborn
Em
And the streets will be washed
DEm
May the streets be clean and washed
GD
May the streets be clean and washed
D
And we will wave our hand
Em
And everybody will forgive the past
DEm
And everybody will forgive the past
D
And as the woman said
Em
That day when I was crying out
EmBm
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
DBm
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
DBm
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
DBm
We will break free, we will break free
DD
Have a good day, have a good day brother
G
Me and your
ABm
Sister will rise up from the mud
(OUTRO)
ADBm
I'm thinking of a new name
D
That I could give myself
A
One day I'll be myself
GD
Oh, I'll be my own