Em                Em
There are dogs in the yard, howling at the moon
          Em                  Em
There are sinners like me our judgment's coming soon
      Em                          Em
And I stand at the bottom of this dark and lonely well
        Em                          Em
Saying "please give me answers so I might escape Hell"


[Verse 2]

  Em                             Em
I watched from my window as they gunned down unarmed men
         Em                                Em
Tried to say it's not my problem: couldn't happen to my friends
        Am                                Am
But the truth is they're my brothers, and they're my countrymen
          Em                               Em
And if we lose our better angels, we won't get them back again


[Chorus]

            G                          Em
Come on and raise your voice above the raging seas
         D                                C
We can't hold our breath forever when our brothers cannot breathe
            G                          Em
Come on and raise your voice above the raging seas
         D                                C
We can't hold our breath forever when our sisters cannot breathe

Em
Mmmmm


[Verse 3]

Em                                  Em
Well I've lived outside Atlanta, in Durham and Nashville
        Em                          Em
I spent years in California, in the valleys and the hills
         Am                              Am
And they say we'll fix the problem, yeah we all live the dream
         Em                                    Em
But when shots ring out in Charleston, tell me who are the ones that bleed?


[Chorus]
            G                          Em
Come on and raise your voice above the raging seas
         D                                C
We can't hold our breath forever when our brothers cannot breathe
            G                          Em
Come on and raise your voice above the raging seas
         D                                C
We can't hold our breath forever when our sisters cannot breathe

G
Oh, oh
Em
Oh, oh
D
Oh, oh
C
Our brothers cannot breathe
G
Oh, oh
Em
Oh, oh
D
Oh, oh
C
Our sisters cannot breathe


[Outro]

Em                         D
All good people, won't you come around?
          D
Won't you come around?
          A
Won't you come around?
Em                         D
All good people, won't you come around?
          D
Won't you come around?
Em
Defend your brothers
Em                         D
All good people, won't you come around?
          D
Won't you come around?
          A
Won't you come around?
Em                         D
All good people, won't you come around?
          D
Won't you come around?
Em
Hold up each other