Key: D major•
Verse 1
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Em
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Hold me up,
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Verse 2
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There was a demonstration in our town,
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quiet but very tense
I've always been a bit nosy,
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so I guess that's the reason I went
There were people carrying signs that said,
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"we want equality now."
And I thought to myself, "boy,
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look at that will you. look what the law allows."
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Verse 3
D
The little girl said, "mommy, I can't see the parade",
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D
and it happened that I heard
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The woman who was with the little girl was small,
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and when she turned and smiled
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Verse 4
D
When I held the little girl in my arms,
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I was glad of the offer I'd made
She said, "thank you, mister,
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for holding me up; I wanted to see the parade."
Then she asked me a question,
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and it took me by surprise
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why does my daddy hate all those people going by? "
Verse 5
I said, "well you know they're not
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the same- - but listen to me"
And I noticed that the child was blind,
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so I looked around for an answer; it was pretty hard to find
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and I patted her on the head
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And that night as I sat in my own little room,
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Verse 6
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And that night, I took a good look at myself,
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and this is the prayer I prayed
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD Em G A E...
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Em
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A
E
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C
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Bb
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