An original protest song addressing all those who seek to reverse hard-won gains in civil rights. Lyrics below.

WE WON’T GO BACK
Music & lyrics by Matt G. Leger

1. For ten thousand years or more
Pregnant women knew the score—
Either death or motherhood our only fate;
Then the courts struck down your bans
Put free choice into our hands
And you’ve fought to take it from us since that date.

Now you’ve gotten Roe struck down
Passing new laws all around
With your kind in power, you see hope to win
But for half a century
Now we’ve tasted being free
And hell hath no fury like you’ve made begin!

[Chorus]
We won’t go back, we won’t go back
No matter what you say or do, we won’t go back
To keep our freedom we will fight
We’ll resist with all our might
*Like those suffragettes in white
We won’t go back!
[Line marked with * changes each chorus]

2. Your ancestors made ours slaves,
Worked them into early graves,
Beat them if they dared to learn to write or read;
Even after civil war
Not much better than before
’Til the day a King showed up to take the lead.

Now you close up half our polls,
Purging thousands from the rolls
And demand I.D. to let us cast our votes;
We didn’t march against the Klan
So you could end what we began—
You’re not getting that noose back around our throats!
Chorus: …Voting’s not just for the white—
We won’t go back!

3. You called ours forbidden love
An offense to God above
Said that we could neither marry nor adopt
Some were beaten ’til they died
Some you drove to suicide
And your Bible-thumping hate still hasn’t stopped

Things today are much improved
Your old laws have been removed
And with each new gain we make, you raise a fuss
But all the tactics that you’ve tried
Couldn’t take away our pride—
The spirit of the Stonewall Inn lives on in us!
CHORUS: …Closet-free life is our right
We won’t go back!

4. Rich right-wingers, we mean you
Your elected toadies, too
You should know this battle’s only just begun
With our numbers and some luck
We will match you buck for buck
And elect our own until for good we’ve won

We’ll make certain you’ve no choice
But to listen to our voice
We’ll accost you any time we get the chance
And if sweet reason you won’t hear
There’s one more thing you should fear—
Recall what happened to aristocrats in France!
(sound effect of guillotine)
CHORUS: …And protect each hard-won right—
We won’t go back!
You’ve picked the mother of all fights—we won’t go back!
To turn the clocks ‘round you’ve no right—we won’t go back!
You will not drive us from the light…we won’t go back!

Music and lyrics ©2019 and beyond by Matt G. Leger. Any use of the above material for profit, in whole or in part, requires prior written permission and royalties per ASCAP/BMI standards. All other uses freely permitted so long as this notice is retained unaltered. Royalties may be paid in the form of a donation to the American Civil Liberties Union (www.aclu.org); please send copy of receipt.

We Won't Go Back!

A song written in tribute to the late actor DeForest Kelley, his long and distinguished career, and his most famous character, STAR TREK's Dr. Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy, MD, on the occasion of his death in 1999. Excerpted from my Toastmaster's Concert at GAFilk XIII in January 2011. Gary Ehrlich on guitar, Gary and Mary Mulholland on backing vocals. Lyrics below.

A SIMPLE COUNTRY DOCTOR
Music and lyrics by Matt G. Leger
Dedicated, with the greatest love and respect, to the memory of DeForest Kelley (1920-1999)

(Capo 2 on guitar from key of C or transpose to actual key of D)

1.
  |     C                  F                    G                 C    / C
  | Be-tween the head and hands, it's said, must al-ways lie the heart;
  |      C              F                E7            Am   / Am
A | With-out it each is sad-ly lost, for-ev-er kept a-part.
  |      F                 C                F                 C     /C
  | One man a star-ship's guid-ing hand, a-noth-er its cool brain,
  |      Dm              Dm                 F                  G    / G
  | And you the one who made the link com-plete be-tween the twain.

  |       Am                   Em                   F                    C    /G
  | You walked with stars be-neath your feet, and showed them Ter-ra's pride;
  |       Am             Em            F                 G     /G
B | With leg-ends of the gal-ax-y you man-aged to keep stride.
  |      F                 G          C               F    / F
  | You gave to cold tech-nol-o-gy a kind-ly hu-man face --
  |         C                F              G                C    /C
  | Just a sim-ple coun-try doc-tor...who worked in out-er space.

(A/B melody sequence repeats throughout)

2. When time was short and hope was small, you always found a way;
    We really did believe that you could cure a rainy day.
    You blazed a trail of miracles across the starry depths
    For others who would follow on in your amazing steps.
       On ev'ry ship named Enterprise, your spirit still was there;
       Your wisdom taught a callow youth named Julian to care,
       And even holographic medics learn from ev'ry case
       Of a simple country doctor who worked in outer space.

3. Yes, he was only printed words and ghosts on celluloid,
    But out of them grew magic that can never be destroyed.
    He showed us what a hero was, and what a man could be,
    And proved that e'en the closest friends can dare to disagree.
       So drink a toast to "Bones," my friends, and those who gave him life,
       The writers and directors, too; the Great Bird and his wife;
       And the quiet, gentle actor who lent Southern charm and grace
       To a simple country doctor who worked in outer space.

4. You were the best of all the guests, not once a cause for strife;
    We only knew you in one role, but loved you in real life.
    You showed us all unfailing warmth, and shared with us your joy
    And didn’t mind when we went overboard for old "McCoy."
       And now the day we knew would come has gotten here at last,
       And as we sorrow that you're gone, we celebrate your past.
       I pray that where you are, you know the value of your place
       As a simple country doctor who worked in outer space.
    (Repeat last 2 lines of B melody)
       I pray that where you are, you know that it was not a waste
       To play a simple country doctor who worked in outer space.

©1999 by Matt G. Leger. Permission to perform, reproduce and distribute for nonprofit use freely granted as long as this credit is maintained and dedication remains unchanged. Use for profit requires prior permission in writing and payment of royalties per ASCAP/BMI standards.

Toastmaster's Concert at GAFilk XIII

A Simple Country Doctor

A musical reminder that we are put here on this Earth primarily to increase the amount of love in the world and make it better for others. (Or as I like to put it, "Life isn't fair or kind...so we have to be both.") Even if you accomplish nothing else, if you leave this world with more love than it had when you arrived, your life has had meaning and purpose...and no grand achievement of wealth, fame or power can possibly do as much good. Music & lyrics by me. Gary Ehrlich on guitar, Gary and Mary Mulholland on backing vocals.

ONLY LOVE
Music and lyrics by Matt G. Leger

Key of A major

A                D            E                A
We all wish for some way to live be-yond our years;

       A              D           E                  A
That when we pass on some-day, a riv-er flows with tears.

         F#m           E              D                A
You can build a mon-u-ment like Oz-y-man-dias on the plains,

    Bm          E7              A   /   A7
But in the end, on-ly love re-mains.

What will you leave behind you when your time on Earth is done?
Will you tackle all the problems of this world, one by one?
You can research each disease there is, discover all their cures,
But in the end, only love endures.

Chorus 

        D          E               A                 A
On-ly love gives more to you the more that you give to it;

        D       D                       E                  E             
On-ly love in trou-bled times gives strength to move on through it.

        A                  C#m
On-ly love gives those who car-ry on

    D                  A
A thing to trea-sure when you’re gone

 Bm               E7                 A   /  E7
Noth-ing else can do this -- on-ly love.

Will you build yourself a fortune and a palace made of gold?
Will it keep you warm and happy, or feel too bare and cold?
Great wealth can bring security, and maybe pay some bills,
But in the end, only love fulfills.
Repeat Chorus

(Instrumental bridge - repeat 1st 3 lines of verse chords, then last line of chorus chords)

Will you step on ev'ry neighbor in your rush to get ahead?
Will they carve the word "ambition" on your gravestone when you're dead?
You can wallow all you want to in the failure of your dreams,
But in the end, only love redeems.
Repeat first 3 lines of Chorus followed by:
Nothing else can do this
Only love gives more to you...
[Repeat chorus to last line, ending with:]
Nothing else can do this
Nothing else gets you through this
Nothing else but only love.

Music and lyrics ©2023 and beyond by Matt G. Leger. Performance, recording or any other use or distribution for profit requires prior written consent and payment of royalties per ASCAP/BMI standards. All other uses freely permitted so long as this notice is retained unaltered.

Only Love

Well, how y’all are? I’m from Louisiana
In the southwest corner where ducks and ‘gators roam
It’s the land known around the world as Acadiana
And for centuries my people have called it home

I grew up in its swampland, woods and pastures
And I learned how to hunt and fish and ride horses too
And if you come down, to live or just to visit
We’ll be glad to do all that and more with you!

	[Chorus:]
	Because I’m proud to be a Cajun
	Born and raised in the heart of the bayou land
	Yes, I’m proud to be a Cajun
	A true-blue native son of “Luzianne.”

Well, my Mama, she was a lovely Cajun lady
And my Daddy was a good-looking, hard-working Cajun man;
Daddy built our house himself and we all helped keep it
And if you go and look, you’ll see that it still stands.

I was raised on spicy food and “chank-a-chank” music
Jambalaya, file gumbo and crawfish pie (Pecan, too!)
And though I might not play the accordion or fiddle
I can do the two-step all night ’til the sun’s up high!
[Repeat Chorus]

	[Bridge:]
	We all went down to church each Sunday morning
	To thank mon Dieu for the blessings we enjoy
	And after that, we’d go home and watch football
	Or just hang out and drink beer with old T-Boy

Well, Mama and Daddy, they taught me Cajun values
To work hard for my living each and every day
To always tell the truth and to help my neighbor
And they showed me how to laissez les bon temps rouler!

Now, I’ve been to a lot of places in this great country
But there’s nowhere but Acadiana I’d rather be
‘Cause you can take this Cajun boy out of Louisiana
But you’re never gonna take Louisiana out of me!
[Repeat Chorus]

	[Chorus II - French:]
	Parce que je suis fier d’être un Acadien
	Né et élevé au cœur du la pays bayous;
	Oui, je suis fier d'être un Acadien
	Un natif fils de Louisiane vrai-bleu!

Music & lyrics ©2022 and beyond by Matt G. Leger. All rights reserved internationally under Berne & Universal Copyright Conventions. Any performance, recording, redistribution or other use for profit in whole or in part requires prior written consent and payment of royalties per ASCAP/BMI standards. All other uses freely permitted so long as this copyright notice is retained unaltered.

Proud To Be A Cajun

Conceived by me after watching an old cartoon where a young superhero feels he can't measure up. Can apply to anyone fighting a seemingly hopeless battle.

What It Takes

IT’S THE GUNS
Music & lyrics by Matt G. Leger

Seems like nearly every day we hear reporting in the news
Of another crazy shooter killing people in church pews
Or in school or at a concert, doesn’t matter what their views—
It’s the guns, it’s the guns, it’s the guns!

There’s no safety any longer, anywhere that we may go
In our homes or at our jobs or at a local movie show
And you keep on saying, “It’s the price of freedom, don’t ya know?”
It’s the guns, it’s the guns, it’s the guns!

CHORUS:
It’s the guns, it’s the guns, it’s the goddamned guns
They’re too easy to get and there’s too many of ‘em
And if you won’t let us do
What we know we need to do
You can take your thoughts and prayers and shove ‘em!

There is no other country where the problem is this bad
Even though they have the same afflictions we have always had
Mental health and bloody video games are not the cause, my lad—
It’s the guns, it’s the guns, it’s the guns!

No one wants to take your guns away, no matter what they say;
We just want to keep the innocent from being blown away.
Current laws don’t get the job done, so quit standing in the way—
It’s the guns, it’s the guns, it’s the guns!
REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE:
We’re sick to death of mourning all our daughters and our sons
While you rant, “Guns don’t kill people on their own!”
If it’s people that’s the problem, then why give the problem guns
When there’s hundreds dead in just this year alone?

With elected leaders cowering before the N.R.A.
And the media and talk-show hosts all in the right wing’s pay
Our gun-crazy culture’s brought us all to where we are today—
It’s the guns, it’s the guns, it’s the guns!

If you shout “Second Amendment!” any time a law’s proposed
You are voting for the horrors that are right beneath your nose; 
And to clean the blood that’s on your hands, you’d need a fire hose—
It’s the guns, it’s the guns, it’s the guns!
REPEAT CHORUS:
...And if you won’t let us do what we know we need to do
And you're so goddamned determined not to let new gun laws through
Then next time there’s a mass shooting, pray to God it isn’t you—
You can take your thoughts and prayers and
Shove ’em up your ass—it’s the guns!

Original music and lyrics ©2024 by Matt G. Leger. Any publication, recording, redistribution and/or performance for profit requires prior written permission and payment of royalties per ASCAP/BMI standard. All other non-commercial uses freely permitted so long as this credit is retained. Royalties may be paid in the form of donations to Everytown for Gun Safety or other pro-gun-control groups with receipts.

It's The Guns

A song for my favorite GAME OF THRONES character. Lyrics/chords below.

Here I stand, you Dothraki horse-lords,
Seemingly helpless, my husband now dead;
The innocent child that was bartered to Drogo
Is gone now–a woman stands here in her stead.

You taunt me crudely, secure in your power
And doubting my own, but tonight you shall learn
As I lock you in, then set your hall blazing
And stride out unharmed while the rest of you burn!

[Chorus]
For I am Daenerys Targaryen,
Stormborn, the Unburned, the Breaker of Chains;
I am the Mother of Dragons—
My children shall feast on your blackened remains!

Here I stand, you slavers of Yunkai,
A western-born female who knows not her place;
None of you realize I speak your language
And know every insult you hurl at my face.

Those you enslaved I have given their freedom;
No more shall you sell their children for gold.
My dragons now grown, a stark choice I give you:
Live in my new world, or die in your old!
[Repeat Chorus]

[Bridge]
How far I’ve come from my Dragonstone home
Through the wastes and the great grassy sea,
But ere I’m done I shall go even further
And all seven kingdoms will bow down before me.

Here I stand, you lords of Westeros,
The Mad King’s sole daughter, before you and whole,
Here to reclaim what my father bequeathed me—
The Iron Throne Robert Baratheon stole.

Already my forces march on King’s Landing,
Dragons soar high over Blackwater Bay
And not all your gold nor the walls of your castles
Will keep you safe if you get in my way!
[Repeat Chorus]
Yes, I am Daenerys Targaryen…
[Repeat Chorus ending with:]
My children shall feast on your blackened remains
And I shall be queen of the world that remains!

Original music and lyrics ©2018 and beyond by Matt G. Leger. Performance, recording or publishing for profit requires prior written consent and payment of royalties per ASCAP/BMI standards; all other uses freely permitted so long as this notice is retained unaltered. No infringement on existing copyrights is intended or should be inferred.

Mother of Dragons

An original song by me about how 20th-century history is repeating itself in the USA and elsewhere in the 21st century. Lyrics below:

“NEVER AGAIN” IS NOW
Music & lyrics by Matt G. Leger

When we saw Treblinka, Auschwitz and Dachau
The world gasped in horror and all wondered how
A country could send its own people to die
Because they were different, or questioned the lie
We know how it started, quite simply at first—
When people need scapegoats, they unleash their worst
We cried and we swore to the heavens back then
That we’d learn from it all and vowed, “Never again!”
Well...

      Chorus:
      “Never again,” “never again,”
      “Never again” is now - right now!
      Yes, “never again,” “never again,”
      “Never again” is now!

The century’s new, but the strategy’s old
And those who employ it are growing more bold
With a leader who acts like a king with no crown
Ignores all the laws and puts “those people” down
Camps on the border hide suffering and fear
“Go back where you came from!” to people born here
They’re trying to gas-light the nation, my friends
We’ve all seen this movie; we know how it ends!
[Repeat Chorus] 

      [Bridge]
      It can happen here and it spreads everywhere
      Don't take my word for it -- ask those who were there
      They're few now in number, but some still remain
      And tell us fascism's in fashion again
      The families from Europe, the Nisei here too
      They've seen what it looks like - they'll tell you it's true
      The vile chants at rallies, the rants in our stores
      All tell us the foulness has come to our shores

We've broken that promise too often before
In Bosnia, Serbia, Rwanda and more
Now this poison weed's taken root here at home
In soil that was always as fertile as loam
How far will it go, how much blood will be spilled
Till we face up to evil we thought we had killed?
Will we keep ignoring, averting our eyes
Or at long last put meaning behind all those cries
Of… [Repeat Chorus]

"Arbeit macht frei"... [2x]
Never again...

Music and lyrics ©2019 and beyond by Matt G. Leger. Performance, recording or any other use or distribution for profit requires prior written consent and payment of royalties per ASCAP/BMI standards. Royalties may be paid in the form of a donation to the United States Holocaust Museum with receipt. All other uses freely permitted so long as this notice is retained unaltered.

"Never Again" Is Now

For all those who have made the supreme sacrifice in our nation's uniform, and those who wore it and died after coming home...including my own paternal uncle, Ewell Leger, who served in the Korean conflict of 1950-53. Lyrics below.

  E                 E                A            A
Touch-ing down in Wash-ing-ton, in town to do a show
         B7              B7           A                   E
Thought I'd go out and look a-round, see the sights, you know
    E                  E            C#m              C#m
A gent-le breeze was blow-ing as I walked a-long the Mall
    F#m7         F#m7             B7            E
And in a qui-et grove of trees I came upon the Wall
(Melody repeats each verse)

Line of people filing past, heads bowed and faces grave
Row after row of names and ranks into the stone engraved
Some stop to touch a name or two or lay a flag below
A few so young their father's name is all of him they know

Chorus:
        B7               B7                 E                     E
And it does-n't mat-ter what their age or where they fought the fight
     B7              B7                 E               E7      
It does-n't mat-ter an-y-more who was wrong or who was right;
       A                B7                  E       B7      C#m  /  F#7
*They all had ones who still with love and gent-le pain re-call*
     E                A               B7             E
*The man-y mem'-ries bound up in the names up-on the Wall*
(Underlined/starred lyric lines change w/ each repeat of chorus)

Mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, wives and lovers too
Friends "in country" and back home, and people that they knew
From ev'ry walk of life they come, each race and creed that's known
But they're all the same when they come here to touch the cold black stone

Two men recall a comrade and the battles lost and won
A woman turns around in shock and whispers, "That's my son!"
Rough soldier's arms embrace her, tears stain a patch-filled sleeve
And strangers become family as in common bond they grieve
Repeat Chorus / *...They entered hell and gave their lives when they heard their country call
And now they live forevermore as names upon the Wall.*

Bridge:
       C#m            Am           A            E
   So many dead and wound-ed, so man-y left be-hind

       C#m                    Am                  F#7                  F#7
   But for those who made it back, death al-most would have been more kind

    A                   B7                 E               C#m
   Hat-ed, shunned and spat up-on, called mur-der-ers and worse

   F#7       F#7              A                 B7
   Is it any won-der that by mad-ness some are cursed?

The line streams ever onward still, endless pairs of feet
Before the stark reminder of our first taste of defeat
They put their small mementoes down, and all they take away
Is scraps of paper rubbed with names in lines of charcoal gray

The Wall exerts its power ev'ry time we touch a name
We touch it and it touches us, and we're never quite the same
It stands for painful lessons learned, and peace made with the past
It stands for hope a nation can be whole again at last
Repeat Chorus / *...Black, red, yellow, white or brown, it matters not at all
Your mem'ry lives in honor if your name is on that Wall.*

Repeat Chorus / *...Down through all the years today, the sorrow touches all
     E                A               B7      B7      C#m  /  F#7
I sing my song for all of you whose names are on the Wall...*

(Repeat melody of last regular chorus line, notes double length)
And may there be... no future names... to carve on any... wall.

©1989 onward by Matt G. Leger. Any recording, performance or publication for profit requires  payment of royalties per ASCAP/BMI standards, payable as a donation to the Vietnam Veterans  Memorial Fund (www.thevirtualwall.org) and/or the United States Veterans Initiative  (www.usvetsinc.org). All other uses freely permitted so long as this notice is retained  unaltered.

Names Upon the Wall

A little ditty in the style of Tom Lehrer to celebrate the arrival of the seven millionth soul to inhabit this planet (which has likely already happened by now).

MEMO TO BABY #7,000,000,000
Music and lyrics by Matt G. Leger

I saw a man on TV say
That very soon now, one fine day
A most important baby will be born;
This little one of whom I sing
The planet's human count will bring
To seven billion on that fateful morn.

It could be born in Buffalo
Or Perth or Singapore, you know;
To predict precisely where there is no way.
So to that tiny newborn curled
Up somewhere out there in the world,
On behalf of all mankind, I'd like to say...

[Chorus I:]
Welcome to the world—you're welcome to it!
It isn't much, but it's the one you've got.
I must offer this admission: It's in very poor condition;
We'd hoped to have it ready, but it's not! (and quite unsteady...)
So welcome to the world, you luckless infant;
You're stuck with it, I'm very sad to say
And thanks to us foolish grown-ups
There's a good chance you'll be blown up
Before you can even reach your first birthday!

Pollution from our factories
We dump into the skies and seas
And overheat the entire globe to keep you warm;
We shoot each other in the back
While plotting for our next attack--
With any luck, you might still end up safe from harm.

And if you're black or brown or gold,
You're in for misery untold
If you are born somewhere that poverty is rife;
Although I can well understand
You'd like a nicer place to land,
I'm very sorry, but you're sentenced here for life!
Soooo...

[Chorus II:]
Welcome to the world—you're welcome to it!
It's all we have; we leave it in your care.
Though we're mightily regretful, we have been a tad forgetful
For the things that you'll be needing to prepare! (So keep from bleeding...)
And welcome to the world, you tiny burden;
We beg you to forgive us for our sins,
For the world we're leaving for you
Is a world that will abhor you,
So you're screwed before your life even begins (Yes, well and truly...)
You'll want to sock us all right in the chins (When you get older...)
And maybe even kick us in the shins (Just for good measure…)
“Cause you’re screwed before your life even begins!
(Sorry, kid!)

Music & lyrics ©2016 and beyond by Matt G. Leger. Performance, recording or any other use or distribution for profit requires prior written consent and payment of royalties per ASCAP/BMI standards. All other uses freely permitted so long as this notice is retained unaltered.

Memo to Baby #7,000,000,000

Lyrics/chords below.
                   D                                  	G
These are days when it seems all is bad news
	A7	D
These are times that will try good men's souls
	Bm	F#m
When it seems we have lost all direction
	Em	A
When it all seems far out of control
	G	D
But I'm here to report what I'm seeing
	F#	Bm
And things aren't as bad as believed
	G	D	Bm
As I look to the distant horizon
	E7	A
I see signs of a coming reprieve

I see young college students with gloves on
Cleaning up in Katrina's sad wake
I see children with smiles and bright costumes
Trick-or-treating for UNICEF's sake
I see folks turning out by the millions
To the polls to vote hope and not fear
I see runners for AIDS, for breast cancer, MS
Raising millions more dollars each year

	G	D
CHO:	I see light coming out of the darkness
	G	A
	I see hope where there once was despair
	G	D
	I see people begin to awaken
	E7	A
	I see people beginning to care
	G	D
	I see truth conquer lies and deception
	F#	Bm
	And love overwhelm hate 'til it's gone
	G	D	Bm
	I see all of these things, and I can't help but sing
	Em	A7
	For in ev'ry dark night...
	A7	D	D G A7
	There's a light come the dawn.

Ev'ry day all across this wide planet
I see people who work tirelessly
Each one striving to make their small corner
Just a little more joyous, more healthy, more free
I see CDC workers in Kenya
Peace Corps folks in the Congo and Chad
Bringing food and clean water, new schools and new drugs
Bringing chances that they've never had

I see people one shore to the other
Standing silent, their eyes to the floor
'Cause a blind singer asked for two minutes
To salute those who gave so much more;
I see brave uniformed men and women
Stand against humans' and nature's worst—
To the fire, flood and gore, they are shouting, "NO MORE!"
As they throw their own bodies in first!

REPEAT CHORUS

	G	D
BR:	Grab that hammer and nail. 
	G	D
	Bring that broom and that pail
	F	D
	There's so much we must do
	G	A
	And we can't without you
	G	D
	Build a bridge, not a wall
	G	D
	Build it strong, build it tall
	G	D
	Make it yours, make it mine
	D7	A
	Make it stand for all time...

I see millions of laptop computers
In the hands of poor kids ev'rywhere
It costs one hundred bucks to produce one
But it brings wealth beyond all compare
I see people reach out to each other
As technology makes our world small
And I know in my heart that if we stand together
There's no power that can stop us all

	E	A
I see people stop shouting and listen
	B	E
As the partisan strife starts to cease
	C#m	G#m
I see leaders of principled passion
	F#m	B
Reach their hands 'cross the aisle to make peace
	A	E
I see hope that our fragmented many
	G#	Cm
Can become one again as it was	
	A	E
And if you ask why my tears are flowing
	A	E	A	E
I am crying for joy, like a scarred little boy
	A	F#7	B
I am weeping in wonder because....

	A	E
CHO:	I see light coming out of the darkness
	A	B
	I see hope where there once was despair
	A	E
	I see people begin to remember
	F#7	B
	I see people beginning to care
(More softly)
	A	E
	And I know that we're nowhere near finished
	G#	Bm
	But at least there's a path we're now on
(Stronger)
	A	E
	I see all of these things, and my heart wants to sing;
	A	E
	I see people who give me a reason to live;
	A	G#	C#m	F
	I thank God I'm alive to see this day to arrive
	A
	For in ev'ry dark night...
	B	E / A
	There's a light come the dawn.

(Continuous E - E - A - B pattern repeats)

There's a light come the dawn...	(Oh, the sunrise is gorgeous...)
There's a light come the dawn...	(Let it shine for us all...)
There's a light come the dawn...	(Let it warm all the people...)
There's a light come the dawn...	(Won't you answer the call?)
There's a light come the dawn...
(Fade out)

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