Mavis Staples - Build a bridge

I'm ^Gtired of us living ^Fso lonely^Em I ^Gthink I know what ^Fto do ^Em Gonna ^Gbuild a bridge right over ^Fthe mountain^Em I will ^Gwalk right over ^Emto you

^GLook around at our ^Fcity ^G Look at us out on ^Fthe street^{Dm G}Got kids looking over ^Ftheir shoulder ^{C G} People looking down at ^Ftheir feet ^Dm

^GI'm tired of us living ^Fso lonely ^Dm I ^Ghope I know what ^Fto do ^{C G}Gonna build a bridge right over ^Fthe ocean ^Dm I'm ^Gcoming right over ^Ffor you ^{G F Am G F Am}

When I say my life^F matters ^{Em G} You can say yours do^Emes too But I ^Gbet you never have to ^Fremind any^Emone To ^Glook at it from your point ^Fof view^C

^GGotta build a bridge right over ^Fthe mountain^{Em G}Gotta build it right over ^Emthe sea ^GGonna build a bridge right over ^Emthe ocean So ^Gyou can walk right over ^Emto me

Look around at o^Fur country^G At the people that we don't e^Fver see ^{Dm G} Standing side by side us ^Fdivided^{Am G} Lonely in the land of ^Fthe free ^Dm

I'm ^Ggonna pull the shades off from ^Fmy window^Em I'm ^Ggonna let the sunlight r^Emight in I'm ^Ggonna open my heart to ^Fa stranger^{Em G} I think I know where to ^Fbegin^C

I'm ^Ggonna build a bridge right over ^Fthe mountain^Em I ^Gthink I know what ^Fto do^{C G}Gonna build a bridge right over ^Fthe ocean^Em I'm ^Ggonna walk right over ^Fto you^Em

I'm ^Ggonna walk right over ^Fto you^Em I'm ^Ggonna walk right over ^Fto you^Em I'm ^Ggonna walk right over ^Fto you^Em I'm ^Ggonna walk right over ^Fto you^{Em G}