C G7 C 
Come and sing a simple song of freedom

 F C 
Sing it like you've never sung before

 G7 Am 
Let it fill the air tell the people everywhere

 F G7 C 
We the people here don't want a war


                  G7 C 
Hey there mister black man can you hear me

 F C 
I don't want your diamonds or your game

 G7 Am 
I just want to be someone known to you as me

     F G7 C 
And I will bet my life you want the same 


 C G7 C 
Come and sing a simple song of freedom

 F C 
Sing it like you've never sung before

 G7 Am 
Let it fill the air tell the people everywhere

 F G7 C 
We the people here don't want a war


               G7 C 
Seven hundred million are you listening

 F C 
Most of what you read is made of lies

 G7 Am 
Speaking one to one ain't it everybody's sun

    F G7 C 
To wake to in the morning when we rise
 

 C G7 C 
Come and sing a simple song of freedom

 F C 
Sing it like you've never sung before

 G7 Am 
Let it fill the air tell the people everywhere

 F G7 C 
We the people here don't want a war


             G7 C 
Brother Solzhenitsyn are you busy

 F C 
If not would you drop a friend a line

 G7 Am 
Tell me if the man who is plowing up your land

 F G7 C 
Has got the war machine upon his mind

 
 C G7 C 
Come and sing a simple song of freedom

 F C 
Sing it like you've never sung before

 G7 Am 
Let it fill the air tell the people everywhere

 F G7 C 
We the people here don't want a war


               G7 C 
No doubt some folks enjoy doing battle

           F C 
Like presidents prime ministers and kings

 G7 Am 
So let us build them shelves where they might fight among themselves

     F G7 C 
And leave the people be who loves to sing 


                 G7 C 
Come and sing a simple song of freedom

 F C 
Sing it like you've never sung before

 G7 Am 
Let it fill the air tell the people everywhere

 F G7 C 
We the people here don't want a war


 G7 Am 
I said let it fill the air tell the people everywhere

 F G7 F C 
We the people here don't want a w--ar