Tom: C
Am G C F Am G C Am G C F Am G C
[Verse 1]
G C
Please, Captain, let me go downtown
F G C
It's Sunday and my friends won't be around
G C
I've been to church like I'm supposed to do
F G C
I have prayed that my girl's gonna be there too
[Verse 2]
F C Dm C G
And Jesus said to me
C G/B Am G Am
One day you'll be free
F C G C
But for now, every Sunday, there's dancing in the square
F C G C
We'll sing our father's songs, there'll be freedom in the air
G C
We'll plant a seed, maybe it'll grow
F G C
So please, Captain, let me go
[Chorus]
Am G C F
And I try and I try, I'm going down to Freedom Square
Am G C
That's right, that's right, that's right
Am G C F
And I try, that's right, I'm gonna meet my people there
Am G C
That's right, that's right, that's right
Instrumental:
Am G C F Am G C
Am G C F Am G C
[Verse 3]
G C
Well I slaved all week and the day has come around
F G C
When I can slip these chains and lay my burden down
G C
On Freedom Square, Old Hannah shine on bright
F G C
On the working man and make him feel alright
[Verse 4]
F C Dm C G
Today we're on our own
C G/B Am G Am
We're taking it back home
F C G C
And up from the plantation, the line is coming through
F C G C
Like they're dancing in their shackles, the way they used to do
G C
And every step they take is gonna be
F G C
One further down the road for you and me
[Chorus]
Am G C F
And that's right, that's right, I'm going down to Freedom Square
Am G C
That's right, that's right, that's right
Am G C F
And that's right and that's right, I'm gonna meet my people there
Am G C
That's right, that's right, that's right
[Chorus]
Am G C F
And that's right, that's right, I'm going down to Freedom Square
Am G C
That's right, that's right, that's right
Am G C F
And that's right and that's right, I'm gonna meet my people there
Am G C
That's right, that's right, that's right
Am G C Am G C
That's right, that's right, that's right
