heliocentric@breathe.com
15th January 2001, 9.45pm

WE GOT TO HAVE PEACE by CURTIS MAYFIELD

Written by Curtis Mayfield

Chords used:

F#:  244322    Abm:  466444
Fb:  022100    Bbm:  688666
B:  799877    Ebm7: x68676
Bb7: 686766    C#:   x4666x
Ebm: x68876    C#7:  x46464

F#

            F#
We got have peace
   Fb               B
To keep the world alive
           F#
And war to cease.

               F#
We got to have joy,
     Fb
True in our hearts
     B                   F#
With strength we can't destroy.

Bb7           Ebm
People please hear us (people please hear us)
Abm          Bbm  B  Ebm
Through our voice the world knows
B
There's no choice.

              F#
We're begging save the children
    Fb
The little ones
    B              F#
Who just don't understand

            F#
Give them a chance
   Fb
To breed their young
    B              F#
And help purify the land

Bb7           Ebm
People please hear us (people please hear us)
Abm         Bbm   B  Ebm
Through our voice the world knows
B
There's no choice.

                      F#
And the people in the neighbourhood,
                  Ebm7
Who would if they only could,
Ebm                B             Abm
Meet and shake the other's hand,
                      C#7
Work together for the good of the land.

               F#
Give us all an equal chance,
                   Ebm7
It could be such a sweet romance.
        Ebm              B              Abm
And the soldiers who are dead and gone,
                 C#7
If only we could bring back one,

C#                          F#
He'd say "We've got to have peace"
   Fb              B
To keep the world alive
           F#
And war to cease

               F#
We got to have joy
     Fb
Ture in our hearts
     B                   F#
With strength we can't destroy

Bb7           Ebm
People please hear us (people please hear us)
Abm         Bbm   B  Ebm
Through our voice the world knows
B
There's no choice

                      F#
And the people in the neighbourhood
                  Ebm7
Who would if they only could
Ebm                B            Abm
Meet and shake the other's hand
                      C#7
Work together for the good of the land

C#             F#
Give us all an equal chance
                   Ebm7
It could be such a sweet romance
        Ebm              B             Abm
And the soldiers who are dead and gone
                 C#7
If only we could bring back one

C#                          F#
He'd say "We've got to have peace"
Fb    B                  F#
Aah - hah, we got to have peace.                                                                           
                                                                                   Let Let the world know it

Peace, peace, peace
Fb    B                  F#
Aah - hah, we got to have peace

Bb7           Ebm
People please hear us (people please hear us)
Abm         Bbm   B  Ebm
Through our voice the world knows
B
There's no choice

         B
Save the children

Save the children

Save the children

                      F#
And the people in the neighbourhood
                  Ebm7
Who would if they only could
Ebm                B            Abm
Meet and shake the other's hand
                      C#7
Work together for the good of the land

C#             F#
Give us all an equal chance
                   Ebm7
It could be such a sweet romance
        Ebm              B             Abm
And the soldiers who are dead and gone
                 C#7
If only we could bring back one

C#                          F#
He'd say "We've got to have peace"
Fb   B                 F#
Lo - rd, we got to have peace

Let the people say it

Peace peace peace
Fb    B                  F#
Aah - hah, we got to have peace