Chords for Behind The Song: Congo to the Mississippi | Playing For Change

_ We want the world to think back to where we come from
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_ _ _ _ [C] supposed to be a [G] one village worldwide it's not [C] about the race [G] or about the politics about the [C] religion
It's about the [G] human race
_ [C] from [G] the Congo to the
[C] _ Mississippi [G] _ _ _ _ [C] I
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Wanna see people [C] _ living
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_ _ _ [C] From the [G] south Congo to the Mississippi [C] was an idea
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somehow _ spiritually there [D] must be a connection [G] so we wanted just to bring a message [C] from
Two different [G] side of the world through [C] those river to get [G] together leave
_ _ _ [C] I've [G] heard it said I've [C] heard it _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] Be the [G] change the world [C] wanna _
[G] see _ [C] I
was inspired to write Congo to [Em] the Mississippi [G] by traveling [C] with playing for change [G] and really seeing
[C] musicians from the [Abm] playing for change [G] band interacting _ [C] and
Bringing [G] all these amazing different musical [C] styles from around the world [G] and coming together
Just wanted to [C] show the connections between [G] all of humanity no matter [C] how far apart.
We are that we're all [G] connected
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[G] I Was I
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[G] _ _ _ _ [C] think we come to a point in your [G] life, and you realize that
[C] Everything [G] starts from within and goes
_ [C] Outward so [G] the real changes have to start from within especially in the world today where we see [C] so many
[G] Problems that are happening all over the world it could be overwhelming
You know we talk about world peace or [C] hunger or the [G] environment
the these problems are too [C] overwhelming and possibly even [G] for a collective of
_ [C] Humanity to come together and solve and I truly believe that that comes [G] from
Believing in the power of one [C] yeah, and you know where one person [G] can make a difference
But you have [C] to it's a conscious choice you [G] have to make that decision every day
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[C] _ Gonna [G] _ make a change in the world it's must start by [C] yourself.
[G] I wanted to make a change in my [C] life
_ [G] Through music [A] music is the universal language that is the one thing that we see it transcends.
It's it breaks down barriers
It doesn't matter what language you're hearing someone sing in if the spirit of the song here
[Cm] It's gonna move you [G] no matter where I travel people want the same things they want joy
They want to raise their children in whatever peaceful way they can and they love to [C] sing and they [G] love to [C] dance _ _ _
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[G] _ We _ _ [C] _ _ _
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[G] _ need to make the world a better [C] place we need to love [G] each other we need to help each other
[C] We're supposed to be the [G]
change that we want to see _ _ _ _ _
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