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Mr. Washington - Nahko and Medicine for the People [Chords] Bb x-1-3-3-3-1 F 1-3-3-2-1-1 C x-3-5-5-5-3 Dm x-5-7-7-6-5 Dm7 x-5-7-5-6-5 F/G 3-0-3-2-1-1 F/A x-0-3-2-1-1 F#7 x-4-2-3-2-x C#dim x-4-5-6-x-x Am 5-7-7-5-5-5 Am* x-7-10-9-(10)-x Gm 3-5-5-3-3-3 Gm* x-10-12-12-11-10 /A x-0-x-x-x-x /G 3-x-x-x-x-x [Intro] Bb F C F x4 [Verse 1]
Bb Me and Mr. FWashington go Cforth with no Freal direction Bb Dreaming of the Fday we drive our Ccars into the Focean Bb And all the Fpeople looking Con will wonder Fwhat to say Bb And live confFused about us 'Ctil the day they F do the same Bb And they sFee while Cswimming that Fthey are free
[Bridge]
BbDoo doo doo doo dFoo doo Fa Cdoo doo doo doo Dmdoo doo Fa Bbdoo doo doo doo Fdoo doo Fa Cdoo doo doo doo Dmdoo
BbDoo doo doo doo dFoo doo Fa Cdoo doo doo doo Dmdoo doo Fa Bbdoo doo doo doo Fdoo doo Fa Cdoo doo doo doo Dmdoo Dm7
[Verse 2]
Bb Reach for a Fsolace I find Conly in my Fbrother sky Bb We are relievFed to know that sComeday this will Fpass us by Bb And it's got us Ffeeling quite alriCght F Bb We have no Fmoney and we cCertainly have Flost focus Bb Why have we Flanded on a Cplanet that's as Fhopeful as this Bb We've heard the Fword: "Move WestwCard" F
[Chorus]
Well I've Bbthrown mysCelf to the F/Astra - F/Gtos - Fphere I've Bbthrown my Cheart to the Fat -F/G mo - F/Asphere And Bbnow these Cwords are comin' F/Aoutta F/Gmy Fears Bb"How did FI Cend up Dmhere?" Bb"How did FI Cend up Dm7here?" Bb"How did FI Cend up Dmhere?" Bb"How did FI Cend up Dmhere?" Dm7 Woo!
[Trumpet Solo 1] Bb F C Dm7 x4 Dm7 [Verse 3]
Bb Me and ol' FNapoleon cry "CLiberty, oh Fliberty" Bb The crimes commFitted in your Cname have brought me Fto my knees Bb And now I'm tFrembling C F Bb Malcolm, Brother FMalcolm there's an CX upon my Fdoor tonight Bb Wish you were Fhere to teach this Cgeneration Fhow to fight Bb Enough of aFll this taClking F Well...
[Bridge]
BbDoo doo doo doo dFoo doo Fa Cdoo doo doo doo Dmdoo doo Fa Bbdoo doo doo doo Fdoo doo Fa Cdoo doo doo doo Dm7doo
BbDoo doo doo doo dFoo doo Fa Cdoo doo doo doo Dmdoo doo Fa Bbdoo doo doo doo Fdoo doo Fa Cdoo doo doo doo Dmdoo Dm7
[Verse 4]
Bb Mr. Thomas JFefferson do you Chave any Fgood suggestions? I'm Bbtrying to stay Fhopeful, but I Cgot all this frustFration Bb I wanna sFee my future gCet progressivelFy better Bb I wanna sFee a world where Cequality is wFhat matters Bb Let's make the Fcall and move fCorward (Move fForward!)
[Chorus]
Well I've Bbthrown mysCelf to the F/Astra - F/Gtos - Fphere I've Bbthrown my Cheart to the Fat -F/G mo - F/Asphere And Bbnow these Cwords are comin' F/Aoutta F/Gmy Fears Bb"How did FI Cend up Dmhere?" Bb"How did FI Cend up Dm7here?" Bb"How did FI Cend up Dmhere?" Bb"How did FI Cend up Dmhere?" Dm7
[Trumpet Solo 2] Bb F C Dm7 x4 Dm7 [Chorus]
Well I've Bbthrown mysCelf to the F/Astra - F/Gtos - Fphere I've Bbthrown my Cheart to the Fat -F/G mo - F/Asphere And Bbnow these Cwords you've been F/Alonging F/Gto Fhear BbThis is hFow yCou got Dmhere BbThis is hFow yCou got Dm7here BbThis is hFow yCou got Dmhere BbThis is hFow yCou got Dmhere Dm7
[Trumpet solo 3] Bb F C F Bb F C F#7 F Bb F C F Bb Am Gm F [Interlude]
Yeah Bb F MediciCne C#dimfor the DmPeople Bb WeF believe in freedom for all C C#dim Dm7

N.C.

No matter what color you are Bb F Or where you're from C C#dim Dm7 Am* Or who your forefathers were Gm* F C C#dim Dm We believe the time is now, for it is all we have Bb F Coming together in a sCacred wC#dimay Dm Here asBb warriorFs C Dm Bb F C C#dim Dm7 Am* Waging justice with instruments of truth
[Instrumental] Gm* F C F Bb F C C#dim Dm x4 [Over piano]
Yeah Bb F C C#dim Dm Medicine for theBb PeopleF PCassion C#dimfor equalitDmy QuaBblity of life F For justice and for CliberaC#dimtion of aCll Gm Am Bb CCircle up warriors, AmcircleGm up F
[Outro]
BbThis is hFow yCou got Dmhere BbThis is hFow yCou got Dm7here BbThis is hFow yCou got Dmhere BbThis is hFow yCou got Dm7here
BbThis F/Ais Gmhow Fyou CgotC#dim Dmhere GmThis is hFow yCou got Fhere Bb F/A Gm F Bb /A /G F This is how you got here BbThis is hFow yCou got Dm7here
BbThis is hFow yCou got Dmhere BbThis is hFow yCou got Dm7here BbThis is hFow yCou got Fhere
************************************ | / - Indicates a slash chord. Letter before slash indicates chord, letter after slash indicates bass note to play over that chord. If there is no chord on the left side of slash (eg. /A) just play single note in the bass. | * - Still a normal triad, just indicates that there is a specific fingering that will sound best for this chord. ************************************