A5                     D5 
September '77, Port Elizabeth weather fine 
A5                             D5 
It was business as usual In police room 619 
A5                  D5 
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko 

Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko 
G5        B5 
Hiromija, Hiromija 
D5            A5 
The man is dead, the man is dead 
A5                          D5 
When I try to sleep at night I can only dream in red 
A5                                    D5       
The outside world is black and white With only one colour dead 
A5                  D5 
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko 

Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko 
G5        B5       
Hiromija, Hiromija 
D5            A5 
The man is dead, the man is dead 
A5                             D5       
You can blow out a candle But you can never blow out a fire 
A5                             D5 
Once the flames begin to catch The wind will blow it higher 
A5                  D5 
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko 

Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko 
G5        B5       
Hiromija, Hiromija 
D5            A5 
The man is dead, the man is dead 
A5                           D5       
And the eyes of the world are watching you now 
They're watching you now.