AmF
One day, when the glory comes
CCm7G
It will be ours, it will be ours
AmF
Oh, one day, when the war is one
CCm7G
We will be sure, we will be here sure
AmF
Oh, glory, glory
CCm7G
Oh, glory, glory
Am
Hands to the Heavens, no man, no weapon
F
Formed against, yes glory is destined
CCm7
Every day women and men become legends
G
Sins that go against our skin become blessings
Am
The movement is a rhythm to us
F
Freedom is like religion to us
CCm7
Justice is juxtaposition in us
G
Justice for all just ain't specific enough
Am
One son died, his spirit is revisitin' us
F
Truant livin' livin' in us, resistance is us
CCm7
That's why Rosa sat on the bus
G
That's why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up
Am
When it go down we woman and man up
F
They say, "Stay down" and we stand up
CCm7
Shots, we on the ground, the camera panned up
G
King pointed to the mountain top and we ran up
AmF
One day, when the glory comes
CCm7G
It will be ours, it will be ours
Am F*
Oh, one day, when the war is one
CCm7G
We will be sure, we will be here sure
AmF
Oh, glory, glory
CCm7G
Oh, glory, glory
Dm7
Now the war is not over
F
Victory isn't won
Am
And we'll fight on to the finish
G
Then when it's all done
Dm7FAmG
We'll cry glory, glory, oh glory, glory
Dm7FAmG
We'll cry glory, glory, oh glory, glory
Am
Selma's now for every man, woman and child
F
Even Jesus got his crown in front of a crowd
CCm7
They marched with the torch, we gon' run with it now
G
Never look back, we done gone hundreds of miles
Am
From dark roads he rose, to become a hero
F
Facin' the league of justice, his power was the people
CCm7
Enemy is lethal, a king became regal
G
Saw the face of Jim Crow under a bald eagle
Am
The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful
F
We sing, our music is the cuts that we bleed through
CCm7
Somewhere in the dream we had an epiphany
G
Now we right the wrongs in history
Am
No one can win the war individually
F
It takes the wisdom of the elders and young people's energy
CCm7
Welcome to the story we call victory
G
Comin' of the Lord, my eyes have seen the glory
AmF
One day, when the glory comes
CCm7G
It will be ours, it will be ours
AmF
Oh, one day, when the war is won
CCm7G
We will be sure, we will be here sure
AmF
Oh, glory, glory
CCm7G
Oh, glory, glory
AmF
Oh, glory, glory
CCm7G
Oh, glory, glory
AmF
When the war is won
CCm7G
When it's all said and done
AmF
We'll cry glory, glory
CCm7G
Oh, glory
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.