Chords for Miss Rosa Lyric
Tempo:
90.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
F
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [G] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[E] [G] And because of Sister [F] Rose, you know, we don't ride on the back of the bus [G] no more.
Sister Rose, she was [E] tired one day after a hard day on her [G] job, when all she [F] wanted was
a well-deserved rest, not a scene from her neighborhood [G] mob.
I [E] must have her say, [Am] baby, you got to get up, because her wife is a bus taxi.
But Miss Rose, she said, no, not no more.
I'm going to [E] stay back here and rest my [G] feet.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
[A] You are the [G] spark.
It [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It started our [F] freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
[G]
[Am] [G] Now [Am] the police came [E] without fail and took Sister Rosa [G] off the jail.
[F] At $14 was her [Am] fine.
Brother Martin Luther King knew [G] it was our time.
[Am] The people of North America found the talk.
It was decided all [G] God's children should walk from [Am] jail.
Segregation was brought to its knees, and we obtained freedom and [G] equality.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
[G] You are the spark.
It started [F] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are [G] the spark.
[Am] It started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] So [E] we all [F] give this song to thee for being a symbol of [G] our dignity.
[F] Thank you, Sister Rosa.
[G] [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It started [F] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [A] spark.
It started [F] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It [F] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It started our [Am] freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[C]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
[Am] You are the [G] spark.
[Am]
[Am] [G]
[E] [G] And because of Sister [F] Rose, you know, we don't ride on the back of the bus [G] no more.
Sister Rose, she was [E] tired one day after a hard day on her [G] job, when all she [F] wanted was
a well-deserved rest, not a scene from her neighborhood [G] mob.
I [E] must have her say, [Am] baby, you got to get up, because her wife is a bus taxi.
But Miss Rose, she said, no, not no more.
I'm going to [E] stay back here and rest my [G] feet.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
[A] You are the [G] spark.
It [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It started our [F] freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
[G]
[Am] [G] Now [Am] the police came [E] without fail and took Sister Rosa [G] off the jail.
[F] At $14 was her [Am] fine.
Brother Martin Luther King knew [G] it was our time.
[Am] The people of North America found the talk.
It was decided all [G] God's children should walk from [Am] jail.
Segregation was brought to its knees, and we obtained freedom and [G] equality.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
[G] You are the spark.
It started [F] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are [G] the spark.
[Am] It started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] So [E] we all [F] give this song to thee for being a symbol of [G] our dignity.
[F] Thank you, Sister Rosa.
[G] [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It started [F] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [A] spark.
It started [F] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It [F] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It started our [Am] freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[C]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
[Am] You are the [G] spark.
[Am]
Key:
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] And because of Sister [F] Rose, you know, we don't ride on the back of the bus [G] no more.
Sister Rose, she was [E] tired one day after a hard day on her [G] job, when all she [F] wanted was
a well-deserved rest, not a scene from her neighborhood [G] mob.
I [E] must have her say, [Am] baby, you got to get up, because her wife is a bus taxi.
But Miss Rose, she said, no, not no more.
I'm going to [E] stay back here and rest my [G] feet.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
[A] You are the [G] spark.
It [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It started our [F] freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Now [Am] the police came [E] without fail and took Sister Rosa [G] off the jail.
[F] At $14 was her [Am] fine.
Brother Martin Luther King knew [G] it was our time.
[Am] The people of North America found the talk.
It was decided all [G] God's children should walk from [Am] jail.
Segregation was brought to its knees, and we obtained freedom and [G] equality.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
[G] You are the spark.
It started [F] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are [G] the spark.
[Am] It started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] So [E] we all [F] give this song to thee for being a symbol of [G] our dignity. _
[F] Thank you, Sister Rosa.
_ [G] _ _ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
_ You are the [G] spark.
It started [F] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [A] spark.
It started [F] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It [F] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It started our [Am] freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[C] _
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
[Am] You are the [G] spark.
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] And because of Sister [F] Rose, you know, we don't ride on the back of the bus [G] no more.
Sister Rose, she was [E] tired one day after a hard day on her [G] job, when all she [F] wanted was
a well-deserved rest, not a scene from her neighborhood [G] mob.
I [E] must have her say, [Am] baby, you got to get up, because her wife is a bus taxi.
But Miss Rose, she said, no, not no more.
I'm going to [E] stay back here and rest my [G] feet.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
[A] You are the [G] spark.
It [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It started our [F] freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Now [Am] the police came [E] without fail and took Sister Rosa [G] off the jail.
[F] At $14 was her [Am] fine.
Brother Martin Luther King knew [G] it was our time.
[Am] The people of North America found the talk.
It was decided all [G] God's children should walk from [Am] jail.
Segregation was brought to its knees, and we obtained freedom and [G] equality.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
[G] You are the spark.
It started [F] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are [G] the spark.
[Am] It started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] So [E] we all [F] give this song to thee for being a symbol of [G] our dignity. _
[F] Thank you, Sister Rosa.
_ [G] _ _ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
_ You are the [G] spark.
It started [F] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [A] spark.
It started [F] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It [F] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
You are the [G] spark.
It started our [Am] freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rosa [G] Parks.
[C] _
Thank you, Miss Rosa.
[Am] You are the [G] spark.
[Am] _ _