American Reckoning

G America's on fire There's protests in the street C9 Her conscience has been looted And her soul is under…siege Am C9 Another…mother's crying, as …history repeats G I can't breathe G God damn those…8 long minutes Lying face down in cuffs on the ground C9 Bystanders  pleaded  for  mercy As one, cop shoved a kid  in the crowd Am When did a judge and a jury C9 G Become a badge and a knee on these streets? C9 G Stay alive, stay alive Am G Shine a light, stay alive Em7 G C9 Use your voice and you remember me G American reckoning G I'll never know what it's like To walk a mile in his shoes C9 And I'll never have to have the talk So it don't happen to you Am Three little words written 'cross the chest C9 Of a twelve year old who hasn't lived life yet G Am I next? Am I next? C9 G Stay alive, stay alive Am G Shine a light, stay alive Em7 G C9 Use your voice and you remember me G American reckoning Solo Em7 C D Em7 C D Am C9 G G Is this a moment or movement? Is this the tide or a flood? C9 Is our American reckoning? Our story written in blood Am Or in love C9 Or in peace C9 G Stay alive, stay alive Am G Shine a light, stay alive Em7 G C9 Use your voice and you remember me G American reckoning C9 G Stay alive, stay alive Am G Shine a light, stay alive Em7 G C9 Use your voice and you remember me G American reckoning In our American reckoning