THEY'VE GOT TO BE FREE

Composed by Adar

(Gm)What my eyes behold this thing that I (Eb)see,
(Bb)A bush burning with fire not touched by the (F)flame,
(Gm)The voice of God within it cries out to (Eb)me,
(Bb)"I Am that I (Dm)Am" is my (G)name (E)

(Em)Who will lead my (D)people (C)out of Egypt (G)l(A)and?
(Em)Out of cruel (D)bondage, (C)out of Pharaoh (G)h(A)and,
And (Em)into the land of (D)milk and honey, (C)into the (G)Promised (A)Land

Chorus:
'Cause they got to be (Em)free...

Musical Interlude: (D)-(C)-(Em)-(G)-(G/F#)-(Em)

(C)They've (D)got to be (Em)free,
(C)They've (D)got to be (Em)free,
(C)They've (D)got to be (Em)free (G)-(F#)

(Em)Moses go to (D)Egypt' land, (C)go and speak to (G)Pharao(A)h,
(Em)Give him the warning, thus (D)saith the Lord, (C)"Let My people (G)g(A)o,"
And (Em)I will bear them on (D)eagle's wings and (C)out of Egypt (G)shall they (A)go

[Repeat Chorus]

(Em)Plagues of famine, (D)lice and blood to (C)change the heart of (G)Pharao(A)h,
(Em)Hail and fire sent (D)from above, (C)still he would not (G)let them (A)go,
(Em)All the idols of (D)Egypt plundered, (C)making all the (G)world to (A)know

[Repeat Chorus]

(Em)Moses' cry was (D)finally heeded, (C)Pharaoh let the (G)people (A)go,
(Em)In his anger (D)he besieged them, (C)Pharaoh sends his (G)army (A)forth,
(Em)Moses prays for (D)God to free them, (C)standing at the Red (G)Sea (A)shore

[Repeat Chorus]

(Em)Six million people of the (D)Hebrew nation, (C)wandering through the (G)desert (A)sands,
(Em)Looking for the (D)promises (C)God gave (G)Abra(A)ham,
(Em)Passing through the (D)wilderness, (C)being fed by (G)God's own (A)hand

[Repeat Chorus]

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