City Of Heroes

Intro Dm C Bb Dm C Bb [Verso 1] Dm C Bb The ghost of Martin Niemöller Dm C Bb Haunts the halls of history Dm C Bb When they came for the communists Dm C Bb He said "It's nothing to do with me" Dm C Bb When they came for the Democrats Dm C Bb He had nothing to say Dm C Bb And when they came for the Jews Dm C Bb He just looked the other way [Pré-Refrão] Dm C Bb His silence didn't save him Dm C Bb When they came for him as well Dm C Bb There was no one to speak out for him Dm C Bb Resistance had been quelled [Refrão] Dm What excuses would you tell yourself C If this ever happened to you? Gm Well, I live in a city of heroes Am C I know what I would do [Verso 2] Dm C Bb When they came for the immigrants Dm C Bb I got in their face Dm C Bb When they came for the refugees Dm C Bb I got in their face Dm C Bb When they came for the five-year-olds Dm C Bb I got in their face Dm C Bb When they came to my neighbourhood Dm C Bb I just got in their face [Refrão] Dm They use tear gas and pepper spray C Against our whistles and our phones Gm But in this city of heroes Am C We will protect our home [Verso 3] Dm C Bb When they dragged people from their cars Dm C Bb I got in their face Dm C Bb When they took families from their homes Dm C Bb I got in their face Dm C Bb When they murdered our sister Dm C Bb I got in their face Dm C Bb When they murdered our brother Dm C Bb I still got in their face [Refrão] Dm In Dachau Martin Niemöller C Suffered for his complicity Gm But in this city of heroes Am C We learn the lessons of history Outro Dm C Bb I will bear witness to terror Dm C Bb I will bear witness to tyranny Dm C Bb I will bear witness to murder Dm C Bb I will bear witness to fascism