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C Please God, Dshow 'em the way Em
CPlease God, Don this day Em
G CSpirits all Dgiven the strength Em
CPeace can come if you Dreally want it C
I had a fragile Ddream in a gray Emhouse in the Hamptons
CI'd been there beDfore, singing Emsongs and doing benefits D
Was Cin a room aDlone Emputting on my makeup
Like Cso many things that come Dto me, the Cdress came across the Persian carpet
As I Dfell into the Emdress, a thought came to Cme
DInto my Emheart, I have a Cdream
D And a door Emopened
I Cturned to face the Dmusic
C I was ready for the Kennedys D Em
I Cdon't know if it was D1960 Em or 1963
C Everything was DtimelessEm, even me
I wasn't Cold, I wasn't Dyoung, I was Emjust part of their dream
A Cshadow walked with me Ddown the hall, Cit was Martin Luther King
All in Dshadow, all beEmfore me, overwhelmed by
CDestiny,D someone Emsaid, "Sing us a song
There's a Cpiano"D and handed me a Emdrink
The room was Cfull of hope,D a song would Cset them free D C
C Please God, Dshow 'em the way Em
CPlease God, Don this day Em
G CSpirits all Dgiven the strength Em
CPeace can come if you Dreally want it C
I sat at the piano, stared out of the shadows
CI sang the words, "DI have a Emdream"
He wasn't Cmy old friend DJohn, I didn't Emknow him then
But he Csmiled at Dme, C and I sang these words
Whatever Dit takes
EmWhatever it takes to Cbe free D
Em No, I didn't know Cthese menD
Em But they knew Cme D C
CIt was all symboDlic, Emnothing was as it seemed
C They all left Dus in a single Emshot but they didn't take the BmdreamC
They were Dthere in that Emhouse, discussing the future
And Cdrinking chamDpagne, I was Cjust a piano player
The voice,D part of their Emdream
I was thirty-Cfive and Dmaybe I was fifEmteen
It was Cjust another Dnight in the Empresence of Martin Luther CKing
DI was just a Cdreamer; I was ready for the DKennedysEm
EmAnd I said
C Please God, Dshow 'em the way Em
CPlease God, Don this day Em
Light the Cfire, start it Dover
Tell the Emworld about the dream
CStart it up and Dmake it realC
DAmAmG
CPlease God Em Dshow Amhim the way G
CPlease God Em Dshow her Amthe way G
CPlease God Em Dshow them Amthe wayG
CPlease God
CBack in the room Dwhere it all beEmgan
My heart began to Cheal, DI believe Emit Bm
CI remember the Dbeauty of the HampEmtons
Shadows playing Cin the sun
D A voice Csaid, "The dream is not over, no
The dream has Djust begunEm"
I spun around to Csee another shaDdow
EmSlipping through the door
And Cmy eyes opened Dwide, "EmWhat is this all for?"
And the Cshadow said, "DDon't forget it, Cdon't forget
What we were fighting Dfor, Emdon't forget it"
EmAnd I said
CPlease God, Dshow 'em the way Em
(It's just another Cnight)
CPlease God, Don this day Em
(Martin Luther CKing)
Spirits all Dgiven the strengthEm (Sing us a song)
CPeace can come if you Dfight for itC (Don't forget it)
Think we're just in time-Dime to say
(Ooh, and said, oh said)
CPlease God, Dshow 'em the wayEm (All in shadow)
CPlease God, Don this dayEm (All before me)
CSpirits all Dgiven the strengthC
Peace can come if you Dfight for itEm
Think we're Cjust in time Dto say Emthis C
Set Dthem freeEm C D
CRoom was full of hope
CPlease God, Dshow 'em the wayEm (I believe it)
CPlease God, Don this dayEm (Don't forget it)
CSpirits all Dgiven the strengthEm
EmDon't forget what C we Dwere Cfighting for
Think we're just in time-Dime to sayEm
CPeace can comeD Em if you fight for it
CPeace can comeD Em if you try harder
CPeace can comeD, Cooh, if you really want it
CThat dreamD Em
CDon't forget it, please God D Em
Show them C Dthe Cway
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