Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
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F - Am - | Dm - F - | Bb - C - | Dm - - - |
Bb - A - | F - G - | C - F - | Bb - - F | (hold F one full measure)
F Am Dm F Bb C Dm
Bb A F G C F Bb F
[Verse 1]
F Am
I have a new hero now, a handsome
Dm F
Black man from a different time
Bb C Dm
A previous decade in a fast-paced America
Bb A
I have a brand new take on history and now
F G
I believe in the law, yes sir, I do
C F Bb F
Believe in things like America, I still do believe
F Am
When people say they love the law
Dm F
This model of a man is what they talk about
Bb C Dm
A tower of a man in the history of this great country
Bb A
A righteous and a mighty force to wash away
F
The shameful sins of a dark chapter
G C F Bb F
In the history of this fine land, you see
[Chorus]
Bb C Dm F
Hey, Thurgood Marshall, won't you help me out
Bb C Dm F
'cause I've been slowly fading away this year
Bb C Dm F
And Thurgood Marshall, don't you let me down
Bb Bb (hold)
'cause I want to be inspired and a-mystified by the law
[Instrumental]
F Am Dm F Bb C Dm
Bb A F G C F Bb F
[Verse 2]
F Am
Oh, Aristotle once said the law is reason
Dm F
Free from passion, feeling and emotion,
Bb C Dm
Or some other rich earth bullshit like that
Bb A
But Thurgood Marshall was a man so full of heart
F G
That made the law bow down and recognize
C F
That love and earnest respect is what this
Bb F
Country is all about
F Am
I was a sad law student lost in all the books
Dm F
Piled in a corner of the library,
Bb C Dm
A weary caffeinated soldier of the big man
Bb A
And Justice Marshall reached out of the history books
F G
And spoke to me, 'cause those dead do rise again
C F Bb F
Yes sir they still do rise again
[Chorus]
Bb C Dm F
Hey, Thurgood Marshall, won't you help me out
Bb C Dm F
'cause I've been slowly fading away this year
Bb C Dm F
And Thurgood Marshall, don't you let me down
Bb Bb (hold)
'cause I want to be inspired and a-mystified by the law
[Instrumental]
F Am Dm F Bb C Dm
Bb A F G C F Bb F
[Verse 3]
F Am Dm F
Some day in the future, I'll have whiskey and fine cigars
Bb C Dm
I'll have a favorite steak restaurant down on wall street
Bb A F
I'll done club a young seal pup for the corporation and
G C
I won't know what to do with all this viscous
F Bb F
Garnet blood on my hands
F Am
I'll need a sermon on the mount, need to be born again
Dm F Bb C Dm
Turn a new leaf, a second spring, a new and visceral reminder
Bb A
That good can triumph over evil, and the law
F G
Can be a terrifying blunt force to strike the
C F Bb F
Love of country into brave young hearts
[Chorus]
Bb C Dm F
Hey, Thurgood Marshall, won't you help me out
Bb C Dm F
'cause I've been slowly fading away this year
Bb C Dm F
And Thurgood Marshall, don't you let me down
Bb Bb (hold)
'cause I want to be inspired and a-mystified by the law
[Outro]
F Am Dm F Bb C Dm
Bb A F G C F Bb F
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F - Am - | Dm - F - | Bb - C - | Dm - - - |
Bb - A - | F - G - | C - F - | Bb - - F | (hold F one full measure)
F Am Dm F Bb C Dm
Bb A F G C F Bb F
[Verse 1]
F Am
I have a new hero now, a handsome
Dm F
Black man from a different time
Bb C Dm
A previous decade in a fast-paced America
Bb A
I have a brand new take on history and now
F G
I believe in the law, yes sir, I do
C F Bb F
Believe in things like America, I still do believe
F Am
When people say they love the law
Dm F
This model of a man is what they talk about
Bb C Dm
A tower of a man in the history of this great country
Bb A
A righteous and a mighty force to wash away
F
The shameful sins of a dark chapter
G C F Bb F
In the history of this fine land, you see
[Chorus]
Bb C Dm F
Hey, Thurgood Marshall, won't you help me out
Bb C Dm F
'cause I've been slowly fading away this year
Bb C Dm F
And Thurgood Marshall, don't you let me down
Bb Bb (hold)
'cause I want to be inspired and a-mystified by the law
[Instrumental]
F Am Dm F Bb C Dm
Bb A F G C F Bb F
[Verse 2]
F Am
Oh, Aristotle once said the law is reason
Dm F
Free from passion, feeling and emotion,
Bb C Dm
Or some other rich earth bullshit like that
Bb A
But Thurgood Marshall was a man so full of heart
F G
That made the law bow down and recognize
C F
That love and earnest respect is what this
Bb F
Country is all about
F Am
I was a sad law student lost in all the books
Dm F
Piled in a corner of the library,
Bb C Dm
A weary caffeinated soldier of the big man
Bb A
And Justice Marshall reached out of the history books
F G
And spoke to me, 'cause those dead do rise again
C F Bb F
Yes sir they still do rise again
[Chorus]
Bb C Dm F
Hey, Thurgood Marshall, won't you help me out
Bb C Dm F
'cause I've been slowly fading away this year
Bb C Dm F
And Thurgood Marshall, don't you let me down
Bb Bb (hold)
'cause I want to be inspired and a-mystified by the law
[Instrumental]
F Am Dm F Bb C Dm
Bb A F G C F Bb F
[Verse 3]
F Am Dm F
Some day in the future, I'll have whiskey and fine cigars
Bb C Dm
I'll have a favorite steak restaurant down on wall street
Bb A F
I'll done club a young seal pup for the corporation and
G C
I won't know what to do with all this viscous
F Bb F
Garnet blood on my hands
F Am
I'll need a sermon on the mount, need to be born again
Dm F Bb C Dm
Turn a new leaf, a second spring, a new and visceral reminder
Bb A
That good can triumph over evil, and the law
F G
Can be a terrifying blunt force to strike the
C F Bb F
Love of country into brave young hearts
[Chorus]
Bb C Dm F
Hey, Thurgood Marshall, won't you help me out
Bb C Dm F
'cause I've been slowly fading away this year
Bb C Dm F
And Thurgood Marshall, don't you let me down
Bb Bb (hold)
'cause I want to be inspired and a-mystified by the law
[Outro]
F Am Dm F Bb C Dm
Bb A F G C F Bb F
Stabak
Stabbing Westwar (...)
Stabilo
Staccatos
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