Mandela chords by Sugar Minott
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Verse 1
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Dear Mr. Mandela,
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I think you are a jolly good fellow
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It's plain to see you are a true
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-born African leader
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Yes, Mr. Mandela,
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you know that we wish you well
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Your freedom is a must,
only time will tell
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Way down there, down there,
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way down there
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In Africa, way down there
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Down there, way down there
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Hey You can't
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tell the one Buddha
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Tell him and his followers
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They shall go down in silence
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They think they can test your children
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With their violence
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A .I. way down there,
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A .I. way down there,
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In Africa, way down there,
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A .I.
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Yes, Mrs. Mandela,
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I know that her faith is so strong,
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No matter what they do,
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I know she will carry on.
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It is for me, I'll do all I can
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To see the freedom
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of all Africans
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Way down there, down there,
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way down there
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In Africa
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Way down there, down there,
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way down there
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Hey, yes sir, it really hurts
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To sit and watch
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the news
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Cos all I can see
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Is how people being abused
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While leaders of the world,
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they just sit and talk, talk
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Talk of sanctions,
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yes they talk of reform
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But it's plain to see,
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it's our freedom that we want
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Way down there, down there,
way down there
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In Africa, way down there,
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down there, way down there
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Tell all my people,
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they got to leave the pits
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Tell all my people,
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they got to leave the mines
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It's full time, we draw a line
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And no longer can they treat us like swine
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I pray for the unification of my people
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I pray that there will
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As I write this letter with
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tears in my eyes
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I pray we will never stop trying
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To free my people,
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to free our land
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From all this evil and foreign invasion
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So keep the faith,
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Mr. Mandela
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Oh, you're a jolly good fellow
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Rich as gold, a real leader
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Yeah, and that's all for now
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I hope I'll meet
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you somehow
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Hear from me again,
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cause I'm a true -born African myself
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Yours truly, Lincoln Boogerman
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Yeah, this is a letter
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To Nelson Mandela
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To one African leader
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Yeah, this is a letter
To Nelson Mandela
Mandela
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