Speak Up

C G G Now when they came for the mailman G I didn't say a word Gm Cause I ain't never delivered no mail G And if he's gone that won't hurt C Till about three days went by C And I still ain't got no mail Gm G Then the missing mailman, well he became my problem as well F G G When they came for my neighbor's water I didn't say a thing You're on your own, I got my own And your sink is your sink C Well then the next day wouldn't you know Well my sink didn't work no more G Shoulda stood up when my neighbor stood up Then we'd both still have some flow D Well the moral to the story is this C Is that power in numbers exists G So we gotta speak up I said we gotta speak up G C G D C G G And when they came for the migrant workers Gm G You couldn't hear my call Gm Well as a matter of fact I sat in the back G And I didn't make a peep at all C Well then the whole town was overrun Am With jobs that needed done G Well I shoulda helped them like they helped me F Cause now nobody's lunch much fun G G Man I shoulda spoke up Gm Now when the police was shootin' them brothers G Stayed hid in my house Well not a single phrase, comment, a praise Not a word came out my mouth C Well if we sit in complacence Then the world's overrun by hatred Gm G Well it's about damn time that we be reminded That every single life is sacred D Well the moral to the story is this C Is that power in numbers exists G So we gotta speak up G C G C G D C D C