[Voice

(5 lines staff)] Stand Up

Words and Music by Cynthia Erivo and Joshuah Campbell
Dm

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I been walk in’ with my face turned to the sun,

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weight on my shoul ders, a bul let in my gun. Oh, I got eyes

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in the back of my head,

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just in case I have to run, I do what I can when I can while I can for my

G7 C A5 C5

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3

    
N.C.

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peo ple while the clouds roll back and the stars fill the night. That’s when I’m gon na

Dm C /E F C

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stand up, take my peo ple with me, to geth er we are go ing to a brand new

B♭ A5 C5 Dm C /E F

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3

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home, far a cross the riv er, can you hear free dom call ing? Call ing me to
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  
an swer, gon na keep on keep in’ on, I can feel it in my bones.
Dm7

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2. Ear ly in the morn in’, be fore the sun be gins to shine, we’re

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3

   
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gon na start mov in’, hmm, to wards that sep ar a ting line.
C5
3

A5

F /C

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Dm G /B B♭

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                
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I’m wad in’ through mud dy wat ers, you know I got a made up mind, and I don’t
Dm7 Dm

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N.C.

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mind if I lose an y blood on the way to sal va tion and I’ll

A7 N.C.

C /B♭

Dm Dm/F G G /B C Dm C /E

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fight with the strength that I got un til I die. So I’m gon na stand up, take my peo ple
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3

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with me, to geth er we are go ing to a brand new home, far a cross the

Dm C /E F C

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riv er, can you hear free dom call ing? Call ing me to an swer, gon na keep on keep in’

B♭ B♭ F

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on. And I know what’s a round the bend might be

A7 Dm C B♭

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hard to face ’cos I’m a lone. And I just might fail but Lord

B /D♯

Gο7
F♯ /A♯
3

F Em7(♭5) F♯m7 E /G♯ A E

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         
57 N.C.

knows I tried, sure as stars fill up the sky. Stand up, take my peo ple

G D C B

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      
61 N.C. N.C.

with me, to geth er we are go ing to a brand new home, far a cross the
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riv er, I hear free dom call ing, call ing me to an swer, gon na keep on keep in’

C B Em

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               
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on, I can feel it in my bones.

    I go to pre pare a place for you,

 
             
72 N.C.

I go to pre pare a place for you.