A church is burning

Eb Bb Ab Eb Bb Eb A church is burn - - - - ing Ab Bb Eb Bb Eb the flames rise high - er Gm Fm like hands that are pray - ing Ab Bb Fm Bb a - glow in the sky Eb Like hands that are praying Ab Gm Fm Eb the fi - re is saying, Ab Eb "You can burn down my churches Bb7 Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Fm but I shall be - e free." Eb Three hooded men thru the backroads did creep Fm Torches in their hands while Eb the village lies a-sleep Ab Fm Eb Down to the church where Db Eb just hours be-fore Ab Fm Eb voices were singing and Ab Fm Eb hands were beating and Ab Bb Eb Bb Eb saying I won't be a slave any-more. Eb Bb Ab Eb Bb Eb And a church is burn - - - - ing Ab Bb Eb Bb Eb the flames rise high - er Gm Fm like hands that are pray - ing Ab Bb Fm Bb a - glow in the sky Eb Like hands that are praying Ab Gm Fm Eb the fi - re is saying, Ab Eb "You can burn down my churches Bb7 Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Fm but I shall be - e free." Eb Three hooded men, their hands lit the spark Fm Then they faded in the night Eb and they vanished in the dark Ab Fm Eb And in the cool light of morning Ab Fm Eb there's nothing that re-mains Ab Eb But the ashes of a bible and Bb7 Eb a can of kero-sene Eb Bb Ab Eb Bb Eb And a church is burn - - - - ing Ab Bb Eb Bb Eb the flames rise high - er Gm Fm like hands that are pray - ing Ab Bb Fm Bb a - glow in the sky Eb Like hands that are praying Ab Gm Fm Eb the fi - re is saying, Ab Eb "You can burn down my churches Bb7 Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Fm but I shall be - e free." Eb A church is more than just timber and stone Fm And freedom is a dark road Eb When you're walking it a-lone Ab Fm Eb But the future is now Ab Fm Eb and it's time to take a stand Ab Eb So the lost bells of freedom Bb7 Eb can ring out in my land Eb Bb Ab Eb Bb Eb And a church is burn - - - - ing Ab Bb Eb Bb Eb the flames rise high - er Gm Fm like hands that are pray - ing Ab Bb Fm Bb a - glow in the sky Eb Like hands that are praying Ab Gm Fm Eb the fi - re is saying, Ab Fm Eb Cm "You can burn down my churches Ab Bb Ab Fm Eb Bb Eb Fm Eb Bb Eb but I - I - I - I shall be free."