Intro
[Dm]
Verse 1
[Dm]I been walkin' with my face turned to the sun
Weight on my shoulders, bullet in my gun
Oh, I got eyes in the back of
my head just in case I have to run
I do what I can when I
can while I can for my people
While the clouds roll back
and the [G]stars fill the [C]night
Chorus
That's [Am]when I'm [C]gonna [Dm]stand up
Take my [C/E]people [F]with me
Together [C/E]we are [C]going to a brand new [Bb]home
[Am]Far [C]across the [Dm]river
Can you hear [C/E]freedom [F]calling?
Calling [C/E]me to [C]answer
Gonna keep on keepin' [Bb]on
I can [Am]feel it [C]in my [Dm]bones
[Dm]
Verse 2
[Dm]Early in the mornin'
before the sun begins to shine
Gonna start movin' towards that separating line
I'm wading [Dm]through muddy [F/C]waters, you know
I got a made-up [G/B]mind [Bb] [Am] [C]
And I don't [Dm]mind if I lose any
blood on the way to salvation
And I'll [Dm]fight with the [F]
strength that I [G]got [G/B]until I [C]die [C/Bb]
Chorus 2
[Am7]So I'm [Dm]gonna stand up
Take my [C/E]people [F]with me
Together we are [C]going to a brand new [Bb]home
[Am]Far [C]across the [Dm]river
Can you hear [C/E]freedom [F]calling?
Calling me to [C]answer
Gonna keep on keepin' [Bb]on
Bridge
And I [Bbmaj7]know what's [F]around the bend
Might be [A7]hard to face 'cause I'm [Dm]alone [F/C]
And I [Bbmaj7]just might fail, but Lord [F]knows I tried
Sure as [A7]stars fill up the [A7] [A7aug]sky [B]
Chorus
[Em]Stand up
Take my [D/F#]people [G]with me
Together we are [D]going to a brand new [C]home
[Bm7]Far [D]across the [Em]river
Can you hear [D/F#]freedom [G]calling?
Calling me to [D]answer
Gonna keep on keepin' [C]on
Chorus
I'm [C7]gonna [Fm]stand up
Take my [Eb/G]people [Ab]with me
Together we are [Eb]going to a brand new [Db]home
[Cm]Far [Eb]across the [Fm]river
Do you hear [Eb/G]freedom [Ab]calling?
Calling me to [Eb]answer
Gonna keep on keepin' [Db]on
Chorus
I'm [C#7]gonna [F#m]stand up
Take my [E/G#]people [A]with me
Together we are [E]going to a brand new [D]home
[C#m]Far [E]across the [F#m]river
I hear [E/G#]freedom [A]calling?
Calling me to [E]answer
Gonna keep on keepin' [D]on
I can [C#m]feel it [E]in my [F#m]bones
Outro
[F#m9]I go to prepare a place for you