Intro Db F Gb Db Gb Db Eb x2 Verse 1 Db Ab Bbm Ab I was once at the forefront of the movement Fm Ab Db Ab Teaching my brothers, teaching sisters of their pride Db Ab Bbm Ab "Up in arms, up in arms, up in arms!" I said Fm Eb Db Ab Here comes the baddest man your eyes have ever graced Db Ab Bbm Ab 200 years ain't but two things have changed Fm Ab Db Ab It's safe to say I've had a price upon my head Db Ab Bbm Ab Bobby Seale and I have made important progress Fm Eb Db Ab It's safe to say that my glory has fled Chorus Db Ab Bbm Ab "Up in arms, up in arms, up in arms!" I say Fm Eb Db Ab Here comes the baddest man your eyes have ever graced Db Ab Bbm Ab "Up in arms, up in arms, up in arms!" I say Instrumental Fm Eb Db Ab Verse 2 Db Ab Bbm Ab Politicians never see the brown boy starving Fm Eb Db Ab Like Malcolm X, and Martin King, Marcus Garvey Db Ab Bbm Ab In '65 there was a climate for the riots Fm Eb Db Ab It's '89 and I'm seeing deja vu again Db Ab Bbm Ab The police are always saying "why this senseless violence?" Fm Eb Db Ab But they'll light the spark and we'll be dry brush and the wind Chorus Db Ab Bbm Ab "Up in arms, up in arms, up in arms!" I said Fm Eb Db Ab Tell Bobby Hutton that policeman still gets paid Acoustic interlude Db F Gb Db Gb Db Eb Gb Db F Gb Db Gb Db Eb Gb Verse 3 Db Ab Bbm Ab The CIA has stumbled on a ghetto potion Fm Ab Db Ab It's in my lungs and it's numbed my black emotions Db Ab Bbm Ab My lips are dry my skin is ashy, I need lotion Fm Eb Db Ab I've still got my gun but I ain't got sense of purpose now Db Ab Bbm Ab I feel weak, I feel weak, I feel weaker than I have before Fm Eb Db Ab Ain't got an army marching in with me through Hoover's door Db Ab Bbm Ab It's getting late I better find some place where I can sleep Fm Eb Db Ab My pillow debts I've left unpaid on these West Oakland streets Chorus Db Ab Bbm Ab "Up in arms, up in arms, up in arms!" I said Fm Eb Db Ab Here comes the baddest man your eyes have ever graced Db Ab Bbm Ab "Up in arms, up in arms, up in arms!" I said Acoustic interlude Fm Eb Db Ab Humming Db F Gb Db Gb Db Eb Gb Db F Gb Db Gb Db Eb Gb Instrumental Db F Gb Db Gb Db Eb Gb Db F Gb Db Gb Db Eb Gb Humming Db F Gb Db Gb Db Eb Gb
