EbBbAbEbBbEbA church is burn - - - - ing
AbBbEbBbEb
the flames rise high - er
GmFm
like hands that are pray - ing
AbBbFmBb
a - glow in the sky
Eb
Like hands that are praying
AbGmFmEb
the fi - re is saying,
AbEb
"You can burn down my churches
Bb7EbBbEbBbEbBbEbBbEbFm
but I shall be - e free."
Eb
Three hooded men thru the backroads did creep
Fm
Torches in their hands while
Eb
the village lies a-sleep
AbFmEb
Down to the church where
DbEb
just hours be-fore
AbFmEb
voices were singing and
AbFmEb
hands were beating and
AbBbEbBbEb
saying I won't be a slave any-more.
EbBbAbEbBbEb
And a church is burn - - - - ing
AbBbEbBbEb
the flames rise high - er
GmFm
like hands that are pray - ing
AbBbFmBb
a - glow in the sky
Eb
Like hands that are praying
AbGmFmEb
the fi - re is saying,
AbEb
"You can burn down my churches
Bb7EbBbEbBbEbBbEbFm
but I shall be - e free."
Eb
Three hooded men, their hands lit the spark
Fm
Then they faded in the night
Eb
and they vanished in the dark
AbFmEb
And in the cool light of morning
AbFmEb
there's nothing that re-mains
AbEb
But the ashes of a bible and
Bb7Eb
a can of kero-sene
EbBbAbEbBbEb
And a church is burn - - - - ing
AbBbEbBbEb
the flames rise high - er
GmFm
like hands that are pray - ing
AbBbFmBb
a - glow in the sky
Eb
Like hands that are praying
AbGmFmEb
the fi - re is saying,
AbEb
"You can burn down my churches
Bb7EbBbEbBbEbBbEbFm
but I shall be - e free."
EbA church is more than just timber and stone
Fm
And freedom is a dark road
Eb
When you're walking it a-lone
AbFmEb
But the future is now
AbFmEb
and it's time to take a stand
AbEb
So the lost bells of freedom
Bb7Eb
can ring out in my land
EbBbAbEbBbEb
And a church is burn - - - - ing
AbBbEbBbEb
the flames rise high - er
GmFm
like hands that are pray - ing
AbBbFmBb
a - glow in the sky
Eb
Like hands that are praying
AbGmFmEb
the fi - re is saying,
AbFmEbCm
"You can burn down my churches
AbBbAbFmEbBbEbFmEbBbEb
but I - I - I - I shall be free."
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.