A                                                 
Please, give me a redemption song 
   A7M 
I need one real bad 
   A7 
No one seems to write them now 
    F#7  
That John and Bob are dead 
 Bm          E 
All I know is 
                D 
We need one right now 

  A 
If life's another game of chess 
  A7M 
We lost a couple pieces 
  A7 
The ones who had a dream for us 
  F#7 
The legends who would lead us 
 Bm          E 
All I know is 
                   D 
We need them right now 

    A                     
The darkness makes it hard to see the light 
        F#m       
But the time is always right to do what's right 
       Bm 
If you only knew 
                         E 
I'm just as scared as you 

You're not the only one 

 A 
Is it ignorant to say that war is 
  A7M 
Just no longer needed? 
 A7 
And childish to think that love 
    F#7 
Gives life a higher meaning? 
  Bm         E 
All I know is 
              D 
We need love right now 

 A  
The people we have given trust 
  A7M 
End up corrupt and rotten 
 A7 
They start with great ideals 
   F#7 
But on the way that's all forgotten 
 Bm          E 
All I know is 
                   D 
We need hope right now 

    A                     
The darkness makes it hard to see the light 
        F#m       
But the time is always right to do what's right 
       Bm 
If you only knew 
       E 
I'm just as scared as you 

You're not the only one 

                             A 
You're not the only one who's had enough 
                            F#m 
Give me your hand, so we can stand up 
                             D                      E 
You're not the only one done waiting for changes to come 

You're not the only one done waiting 

     A 
The darkness makes it hard to see the light 

(Give me your hand, so we can stand up) 
       F#m 
But the time is always right to do what's right 

(You're not the only one done waiting) 
       Bm 
If you only knew (for changes) 
                      E 
I'm just as scared as you (to come) 

You're not the only one 

        A                                                 
Please, give me a redemption song 
   A7M 
I need one real bad 
   A7 
No one seems to write them now 
    F#7  
That John and Bob are dead 
 Bm          E 
All I know is 
                D  Dm 
We need one right now