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[Em]It’s not the wakin’, it’s the risin’
[D]It is the groundin’ of a foot uncompromisin’
[C]It’s not forgoin’ of the lie
It’s not the [G]openin’ of [B]eyes
[Am]It’s not the wakin’, [Em]it’s the risin’

[Em]It’s not the shade we should be past it
[D]It’s the light and it’s the obstacle that casts it
[C]It’s the heat that drives the light
It’s the [G]fire it i[B]gnites
[Am]It’s not the wakin’, [Em]it’s the risin’

[Em]It’s not the song, it is the singin’
[D]It’s the heaven of the human spirit ringin’
[C]It is the bringin’ of the line
It is the [G]barin’ of the [B]rhyme
[Am]It’s not the wakin’, [Em]it’s the risin’
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{start_of_chorus}
[Em]And I could cry power (power)
[G]Power (power)
[C]Power Lord (power)
[C]Nina cried power
[G]Billie cried [B]power
[Am]Mavis cried [Em]power

[Em]And I could cry power
[G]Power (power)
[C]Power Lord (power)
[C]Curtis cried power
[G]Patti cried [B]power
[Am]Nina cried [Em]power
{end_of_chorus}

{start_of_verse}
[Em]It’s not the war but what’s behind it
[D]Oh, the fear of fellow men, his mere assignment
[C]And everythin’ that we’re denied
by [G]keepin’ the di[B]vide
[Am]It’s not the wakin’, [Em]it’s the risin’
{end_of_verse}

{start_of_chorus}
[Em]And I could cry power
[G]Power (power)
[C]Power Lord (power)
[C]Nina cried power
[G]Lennon cried [B]power
[Am]James Brown cried [Em]power

[Em]And I could cry power
[G]Power (power)
[C]Power Lord (power)
[C]Billie cried power
[G]Joni cried [B]power
[Am]Nina cried [Em]power
{end_of_chorus}

{start_of_bridge}
[Em]And I could cry power
[Em]Power has been cried by those stronger than me
[G]Straight into the face that tells you to [B]rattle your [Am]chains
If you [Em]love bein’ free
{end_of_bridge}

{start_of_chorus}
Ah, lord I could cry [Em]power
[G]Power (power)
‘Cause [C]power is my love
when my [C]love reaches to me
[C]James Brown cried power
[G]Seeger cried [B]power
[Am]Marvin cried [Em]power
Yeah ah, power
{end_of_chorus}

{start_of_part, title=”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 cried [Em]power
{end_of_part}
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