Simple Minds - Mandela Day

Capo - 3

Intro x 6 - G D Em

G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)                 EmIt (022000@1)was 25 years they take that man away
G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)           EmNow (022000@1)the freedom moves in closer every day
G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)             EmWipe (022000@1)the tears down from your saddened eyes
G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)            EmThey (022000@1)say Mandela's free so step outside

G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)         EmOh (022000@1)oh oh oh Mandela day
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)           EmOh (022000@1)oh oh oh Mandela's free

G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)        EmIt (022000@1)was 25 years ago this very day
G (320003@1)                        D (xx0232@1)                EmHeld (022000@1)behind four walls all through night and day
G (320003@1)                     D (xx0232@1)                EmStill (022000@1)the children know the story of that man
G (320003@1)                        D (xx0232@1)                  EmAnd (022000@1)I know what's going on right through your land

Bm25 (x24432@1)years ago
G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)       EmNa (022000@1)na na na Mandela day
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)         EmOh (022000@1)oh oh Mandela's free

G (320003@1)                           D (xx0232@1)              EmIf (022000@1)the tears are flowing wipe them from your face
G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)             EmI (022000@1)can feel his heartbeat moving deep inside
G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)             EmIt (022000@1)was 25 years they took that man away
G (320003@1)                         D (xx0232@1)                    EmAnd (022000@1)now the world come down say Nelson Mandela's free

Bridge

Bm Bm Bm G D Em

G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)         Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em (022000@1)Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_320003@1">G D (xx0232@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em
Oh oh oh oh Mandela's free

G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)             EmThe (022000@1)rising suns sets Mandela on his way
G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)        EmIts (022000@1)been 25 years around this very day
G (320003@1)                         D (xx0232@1)             EmFrom (022000@1)the one outside to the ones inside we say
G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)         EmOh (022000@1)oh oh oh Mandela's free
G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)       EmOh (022000@1)oh oh set Mandela free

G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)      EmNa (022000@1)na na na Mandela day
G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)         EmNa (022000@1)na na na Mandela's free

(Then repeat G D Em until fade out)

25 years ago

What's going on

And we know what's going on

Cos we know what's going on