Key: Eb major
Verse 1
F#m
G
You don't have to take it like I did
D
F#m
No, you don't have to,
No, you don't want to,
no, you ain't got to
You don't have to take it like I did
Well, there was fire in his
eyes and fire in his fist
F#m
D
But I had nowhere to go
Still a fire in his heart left
F#m
D
a bruise on my lips
And I could only pray some more,
Lord,
Lord
F#m
D
You don't have to take it like I did, no
You don't have to take it like I did
No, you don't have to
F#m
D
No, you don't need to
No, you don't want to
No, you ain't got to
You don't have to take it like I did
While he was angry at the world,
He was angry that the kids
said he'd never be free
And we had to stay there and fight,
yes, yes
F#m
You don't have to take it like I did, no
D
F#m
D
You don't have to take it like I did
No, you don't have to.
No, you don't need to.
No, you don't want to.
No, you ain't got to.
F#m
D
You don't have to take it like I did.
I had nowhere to go.
Oh, nowhere to go. I had nowhere to hide. nowhere to
Eb
D
hide. I had nowhere to run. I had nowhere to stay.
But I'm here to tell ya,
it's a brand new day
You don't have to take it like I did, no
You don't have to take it like I did
No, you don't have to
No, you don't need to
No, you don't want to
No, you ain't got to
You don't have to take it like I did
You
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD F#m G Eb
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