Let Robeson Sing Chords by Manic Street Preachers

Tempo:
98.15 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

G

F#m

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Manic Street Preachers - Let Robeson Sing chords
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[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
Where are [A] you now?
Broken [D] up or still around?
[A] The [F#m] CIA says you're a guilty [G] man
Will we see the likes of [D] you again?
[A] [D] Can anyone make a difference [A] anymore?
Can anyone [D] write a protest song?
[A] [F#m] Think you left the [G] revolutionary hurt at the [D] stake for?
[A]
[G] A voice so [A]
pure
My [D] vision so [E]
clear
I [F#m] got honor to live [G] like you
Learn to sing [A] like you
Ooh, ooh, [D]
ooh
[A] Ooh, ooh, [D]
ooh
[A] [D] Went to Cuba to meet [A] Castro
Never got past [D] sleepy Moscow
[A] A [F#m] giant man with a [G] heavenly voice
MPA, ultra-territorial [D]
paranoia
[A] No [D] passport till [A] 1958
My Kathy [D] poisoned through with hate
[A] [F#m] Liberty lost, still buried [G] today
When you fly, [D] you ain't the same
[A] Sing what you want, sing what you want
[G] A voice so [A] pure
My [D] vision so [Em]
clear
I [F#m] got honor to live like [G] you
Learn to sing like [A] you
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Now let the freedom train come zooming down the tracks
[D] Grooming in the sunlight both white and [A] black
Not stopping at no stations [D] marked colored no white
Just stopping [A] in the themes of the broad daylight
[D] Stopping in the country in the wide open [A] air
Where there never was a Jim Crow sign [D] nowhere
And no lily-white committee [A] politicians of note
Nor old [D] tax-layers with its color-caring vote
And [A] there won't be no crime to colorize
The freedom train
A [G] voice so [A]
pure
My [D] vision so [Em]
clear
I [F#m] got honor to live [G] like you
Learn to sing [A] like you
Ooh, ooh, [D] ooh
Ooh, [A] ooh, [D]
ooh
[A] [D] Sing it loud, sing it proud
[A] I'ma be good, I'ma be [D] fine
Sing it loud, sing it proud
[A] I'ma be good, I'ma be [D] fine
[Dm]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
F#m
123111112
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
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To start learning Manic Street Preachers - Let Robeson Sing chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: D, A and D. For best results, commence at 49 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 98. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Where are [A] you now?
Broken [D] up or still around?
_ [A] _ _ The [F#m] CIA says you're a guilty [G] man
Will we see the likes of [D] you again?
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] Can anyone make a difference [A] anymore?
Can anyone [D] write a protest song?
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] Think you left the [G] revolutionary hurt at the [D] stake for?
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] A voice so [A]
pure
My [D] vision so [E]
clear
I [F#m] got honor to live [G] like you
Learn to sing [A] like you
Ooh, ooh, [D]
ooh
_ _ [A] _ Ooh, ooh, [D]
ooh
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Went to Cuba to meet [A] Castro
Never got past [D] sleepy Moscow
_ [A] _ _ A [F#m] giant man with a [G] heavenly voice
MPA, ultra-territorial [D] _
paranoia
_ [A] _ _ No [D] passport till _ [A] 1958
My Kathy [D] poisoned through with hate
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] Liberty lost, still buried [G] today
When you fly, [D] you ain't the same
_ [A] Sing what you want, sing what you want
[G] A voice so [A] pure
My [D] vision _ so [Em]
clear
I [F#m] got honor to live like [G] you
Learn to sing like [A] you
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Now let the freedom train come zooming down the tracks
[D] Grooming in the sunlight both white and [A] black
Not stopping at no stations [D] marked colored no white
Just stopping [A] in the themes of the broad daylight
[D] Stopping in the country in the wide open [A] air
Where there never was a Jim Crow sign [D] nowhere
And no lily-white committee [A] politicians of note
Nor old [D] tax-layers with its color-caring vote
And [A] there won't be no crime to colorize
The freedom train
A _ _ [G] voice so [A]
pure
My [D] vision so [Em]
clear
I [F#m] got honor to live [G] like you
Learn to sing [A] like you
Ooh, ooh, [D] ooh
Ooh, _ [A] _ _ ooh, [D]
ooh
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Sing it loud, sing it proud
[A] I'ma be good, I'ma be [D] fine
Sing it loud, sing it proud
[A] I'ma be good, I'ma be [D] fine
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicholas Jones, is among the lineup of tracks on the National Treasures - The Complete Singles album.

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