Chords for Innovators - Man Among Men

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_ _ _ _ _ Some innovators live largely in people's minds.
They are folk heroes and legends who give the oppressed
the courage to fight back.
On the night of February 1st, 1885,
the slaves of Brazil were officially freed.
As they danced and sang,
they chanted the name of their hero,
a former slave named Black Pete. _
Years before, Black Pete had been freed by his owner
for an act of bravery,
but the authorities wouldn't have it.
They threw Black Pete in jail, beat him without mercy,
and then chained him to the town square.
Black Pete refused to cower.
"'I am Black Pete,' he shouted to passersby.
"'I am a man among men.
"'I am free.'"
Black Pete escaped and was later captured and killed,
but not before he became the symbol of defiance
for all Brazilian slaves.
"'So, Pedro Preto,' the emancipated slaves shouted
"'that night in 1885.
"'Homens de homens.
"'So, liberto, sim.
"'I am Black Pete.
"'I am a man among men.
"'I am free.'"
Sam Carden and Kurt Bester now present Man Among [D] Men. _
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