Key: A major•
Verse 1
E
Let me tell you about the crisis that is here
Bm
D
At the end I almost see our final victory
I know that we don't all believe
Verse 2
A
F#m
G
'Cause if we fail to act upon it
A
F#m
G
Might mean the chance has been lost
And we will have to wait to win
E
Verse 3
E
Em
E
war and battle cries
F#m
Bm
Oh, women dry your eyes,
You may be troubled and bewildered
D
fix these knotty problems, we try to breathe
Verse 4
A
F#m
G
'Cause if we fail to act upon it
A
F#m
G
Might mean the chance has been lost
E
A
And we will have to wait to win
Verse 5
E
C
Am
F#m
E
look up at that north star
Bsus4
Bm
Am
One day it'll come down
F#m
E
The time has come to shout aloud
Bsus4
Am
In every city and village and town
F#m
E
The woman's hour has struck
Bsus4
Am
The woman's hour is now
Interlude 1
F#m
A
D
Bm
E
A
Bm
A
D
E
Bm
D
A
Verse 6
A
F#m
Might mean the chance has been lost
G
Verse 7
E
Am
F#m
Virginia
E
Bsus4
Someone asked him what
Am
he thought
F#m
E
Bm
He said, "We've been keeping women down so long,
Am
F#m
E
it would feel so queer to not"
Bsus4
Bm
Am
F#m
If someone asked his wife the same question,
E
Bsus4
here's what she'd say
Am
F#m
"We've been down so long,
E
Bm
Am
we've gotta stay this way"
F#m
E
Bm
Therein lies the movement of those who say,
nay
Am
F#m
Verse 8
E
Bsus4
Am
A
Oh, America, look up
F#m
E
The star is getting nearer
Bsus4
Am
It's time to shout aloud to
F#m
E
everybody who can hear us
Bsus4
Am
The woman's hour has struck
F#m
E
The woman's hour is now
Bsus4
Am
The woman's hour is here
Outro 1
F#m
E
G
E
G
E
G
E
G
E
A
Bb
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