Key: G major
Intro 1
G
C
G
C
G
C
G
C
From the Con
Verse 1
G
C
G
go to the Mississippi
C
G
C
G
I want to see people living free
C
G
C
G
From the Congo to the Mississippi
C
G
C
G
I want to see people living free
C
I heard it said,
Verse 2
G
C
G
I heard it said to me
C
G
Be the change in the world
C
G
C
you want to see
G
C
G
But oh such a simple truth
C
G
C
Will remain such a mystery
Verse 3
G
C
G
C
G
From the Congo to the Mississippi
C
G
C
G
I want to see people living free
C
G
C
G
C
From the Congo to the Mississippi
G
C
G
C
I want to see
G
people living free
C
[sang in Kikongo] Tu vil
Verse 4
G
akana mambi ma ntama
C
Ma tu lundanga mu mi ntima mieto
E ba nkaka lu zibula mazita
G
C
Tua zingila my ntemo ye luzolo
**English Translation**
G
C
G
C
Let's forget all grudges
G
C
G
C
G
C
We've been keeping in our hearts
G
Let the ancestors open the knots
C
G
C
For us to live in light and love
G
C
Verse 5
G
C
G
C
G
From the Congo to the Mississippi
C
G
C
G
I want to see people living free
C
G
C
G
From the Congo to the Mississippi
C
G
C
G
C
I want to see people living free
G
C
Interlude 1
G
C
G
C
G
C
G
C
G
C
I heard
Verse 6
G
C
G
C
G
it said I
C
G
C
heard it said to me
G
Be the change in the world
C
G
C
you want to see
G
C
G
But oh such a simple truth
C
G
C
G
Will remain such a mystery
C
From the Con
Verse 7
G
C
G
go to the Mississippi
C
G
C
G
I want to see people living free
C
G
C
G
From the Congo to the Mississippi
C
G
C
G
C
G
I want to see people living free (repeat until
C
G
C
end of song)
Outro 1
G
C
G
C
G
C
G
C
G
C
G
How did you like the song?
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C
More songs by Playing For Change
Discover chords for more songs to play
Related songs
Discover chords for more songs to play
4.8
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users