Sister Rosa Chords by The Neville Brothers
Tempo:
91.15 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
Em
Gm
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Abm] [Am]
[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]
[G] December 1st, 1955, our freedom movement came alive.
And because of Sister Rose, you know, we don't ride on the back of the bus no more.
Sister Rose, she was tired one day after a hard day on her job, when all she wanted was
her wealth, is her arrest not a scene from an angry mob.
A bus driver said, [Am] baby, you got to get up, because the white prison wants that seat.
But Miss Rose, she said, no, not no more.
I'm going to [Gm] stay right here in this spot for thee.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rose, [G] you are the spark [Am] that started our freedom movement.
Thank you, [F] Sister Rose, the spark.
[G]
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the spark [G] [Am] that started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, the [G] spark.
[Am]
[G]
[Am] Now the police came without fail and took [G] Sister Rose off the jail.
And $14 [Am] was her fine.
Brother Martin Luther King knew it was [Em] our time.
The people [Am] of Montgomery sat down and talked.
It was decided all God's children [G] should fall [Am] from jail.
Segregation was brought to its knees, and we obtained freedom and [G] equality.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rose, you [G] are the spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank [G] you, Sister Rose, the spark.
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, the [G] spark.
[Am] Thank [Em] you, [Am] Sister Rose, you are the spark that started our freedom movement.
So [G] we dedicate this song to thee for being a symbol of our dignity.
Thank you, Sister Rose.
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, [Gm] you are the spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, [G] the spark.
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, the [G] spark.
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that started [Am] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister [G] Rose, the spark.
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that started [Am] our freedom movement.
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[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]
[G] December 1st, 1955, our freedom movement came alive.
And because of Sister Rose, you know, we don't ride on the back of the bus no more.
Sister Rose, she was tired one day after a hard day on her job, when all she wanted was
her wealth, is her arrest not a scene from an angry mob.
A bus driver said, [Am] baby, you got to get up, because the white prison wants that seat.
But Miss Rose, she said, no, not no more.
I'm going to [Gm] stay right here in this spot for thee.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rose, [G] you are the spark [Am] that started our freedom movement.
Thank you, [F] Sister Rose, the spark.
[G]
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the spark [G] [Am] that started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, the [G] spark.
[Am]
[G]
[Am] Now the police came without fail and took [G] Sister Rose off the jail.
And $14 [Am] was her fine.
Brother Martin Luther King knew it was [Em] our time.
The people [Am] of Montgomery sat down and talked.
It was decided all God's children [G] should fall [Am] from jail.
Segregation was brought to its knees, and we obtained freedom and [G] equality.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rose, you [G] are the spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank [G] you, Sister Rose, the spark.
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, the [G] spark.
[Am] Thank [Em] you, [Am] Sister Rose, you are the spark that started our freedom movement.
So [G] we dedicate this song to thee for being a symbol of our dignity.
Thank you, Sister Rose.
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, [Gm] you are the spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, [G] the spark.
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, the [G] spark.
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that started [Am] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister [G] Rose, the spark.
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that started [Am] our freedom movement.
[N]
Key:
Am
G
Em
Gm
Abm
Am
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Em
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ December 1st, 1955, our freedom movement came alive.
And because of Sister Rose, you know, we don't ride on the back of the bus no more.
Sister Rose, she was tired one day after a hard day on her job, when all she wanted was
her wealth, is her arrest not a scene from an angry mob.
A bus driver said, [Am] baby, you got to get up, because the white prison wants that seat.
But Miss Rose, she said, no, not no more.
I'm going to [Gm] stay right here in this spot for thee.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rose, [G] you are the spark [Am] that started our freedom movement.
Thank you, [F] Sister Rose, the spark.
[G] _
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the spark [G] [Am] that started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, the [G] spark.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ Now the police came without fail and took [G] Sister Rose off the jail.
And $14 [Am] was her fine.
Brother Martin Luther King knew it was [Em] our time.
The people [Am] of Montgomery sat down and talked.
It was decided all God's children [G] should fall [Am] from jail.
Segregation was brought to its knees, and we obtained freedom and [G] equality.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rose, you [G] are the spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank [G] you, Sister Rose, the spark.
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, the [G] spark. _
[Am] _ Thank _ _ _ [Em] you, [Am] _ Sister Rose, you are the spark that started our freedom movement.
So _ _ [G] we dedicate this song to thee for being a symbol of our dignity. _
Thank you, Sister Rose. _ _ _
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, [Gm] you are the spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, [G] the spark. _
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, the [G] spark. _
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that started [Am] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister [G] Rose, the spark. _
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that started [Am] our freedom movement. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ December 1st, 1955, our freedom movement came alive.
And because of Sister Rose, you know, we don't ride on the back of the bus no more.
Sister Rose, she was tired one day after a hard day on her job, when all she wanted was
her wealth, is her arrest not a scene from an angry mob.
A bus driver said, [Am] baby, you got to get up, because the white prison wants that seat.
But Miss Rose, she said, no, not no more.
I'm going to [Gm] stay right here in this spot for thee.
_ [Am]
Thank you, Miss Rose, [G] you are the spark [Am] that started our freedom movement.
Thank you, [F] Sister Rose, the spark.
[G] _
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the spark [G] [Am] that started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, the [G] spark.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ Now the police came without fail and took [G] Sister Rose off the jail.
And $14 [Am] was her fine.
Brother Martin Luther King knew it was [Em] our time.
The people [Am] of Montgomery sat down and talked.
It was decided all God's children [G] should fall [Am] from jail.
Segregation was brought to its knees, and we obtained freedom and [G] equality.
[Am]
Thank you, Miss Rose, you [G] are the spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank [G] you, Sister Rose, the spark.
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, the [G] spark. _
[Am] _ Thank _ _ _ [Em] you, [Am] _ Sister Rose, you are the spark that started our freedom movement.
So _ _ [G] we dedicate this song to thee for being a symbol of our dignity. _
Thank you, Sister Rose. _ _ _
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, [Gm] you are the spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, [G] the spark. _
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that [Am] started our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister Rose, the [G] spark. _
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that started [Am] our freedom movement.
Thank you, Sister [G] Rose, the spark. _
[Am] Thank you, Miss Rose, you are the [G] spark that started [Am] our freedom movement. _ _ _ _ _
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