Biko Drum Christy Moore (1) G And they went home on an Easter Road

On a ^Csilent night tryin' not to ^Gshow ^CWho goes where and ^Dwho goes ^Gwhen Thinkin' ^Fsome day soon they'll get it back ag^Gain

(2) G From the ghetto in Capetown to dig the gold

^CLittle Boy Blue can't be ^Gsold ^CUnder tin roof and a ^Dplastic ^Gwall Thinkin' ^Fsome day soon we're goin' to leave it ^Gall

(chorus) C G F And the Renegades sing all the renegades songs

And the ^Aones who know hope they're ^Ddoin' ^Gwrong The ^Fblacks and the coloureds play The Biko ^GDrum The ^Fblacks and the coloureds play The ^GBiko ^ADrum ^FListen to the Biko ^GDrum

(3) G Transvaal kids on a Transvaal day

^CLittle by little they show the ^Gway To a ^Ccity of dreams and ^Dsolid ^Gground Thinkin' ^Fsome day soon we're gonna come ar^Gound

(4) G Steve he's livin' in a prison cell

^CAll the friends that know hope he's doin' ^Gwell Down ^Chere they listen to the ^DBiko ^GDrum Down ^Fhere they listen to the songs he ^Gsung

(chorus) (5) G Nelson listen to the people sing

^CNelson Mandela the people's ^Gking ^CTwenty-five years in a ^Dwhite man's ^Gjail ^FTwenty-five years we couldn't make him ^Gsay

(chorus) (outro play 2x)

^FListen to the Biko ^GDrum ^F the Biko ^GDrum ^FListen to the Biko ^GDrum F G

Christy Moore - Biko drum