Sing Our Own Song Chords

by UB40
KeyF# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays681

Sing Our Own Song by UB40 is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords F#, E and Bsus2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F#
Text
16
Speed
  			


Intro: F# E Bsus2 E (6x) 

F#     E              Bsus2            E       
   The great flood of tears that we've cried     
F#        E            Bsus2          E 
  for our brothers and sisters who've died 
F#     E            Bsus2             E       F# 
  Over four hundred years has washed away our fears 
    E                Bsus2        E             F#    E   Bsus2   E   
And strengthened our pride now we turn back the tide 

F#        E         Bsus2        E 
  We will no longer hear your command 
F#        E            Bsus2          E 
  We will seize the control from your hand 
F#        E       Bsus2        E         F# 
  We will fan the flame of our anger and pain 
    E               Bsus2              E          F#   E   Bsus2   E 
And you'll feel the shame for what you do in gods name 


F#      E             Bsus2       E 
We will fight for the right to be free 
    F#      E         Bsus2 E 
And we will build our own society 
    F#         E             Bsus2         E        F#       E   Bsus2   E 
And we -- will sing, we will sing, we will sing our own song 

Interlude: F# E Bsus2 E (4x) 

F#         E       Bsus2        E 
  When the ancient drum rhythms ring,  
F#    E            Bsus2       E 
  the voice of our forefathers sing 
F#        E      Bsus2           E           F# 
  Forward Africa run, our day of freedom has come 
    E          Bsus2   E       F#   E   Bsus2   E 
For me and for you,   Amandla Awethu 



F#      E             Bsus2       E 
We will fight for the right to be free 
    F#      E         Bsus2 E 
And we will build our own society 
    F#         E             Bsus2         E        F#       E   Bsus2   E 
And we -- will sing, we will sing, we will sing our own song (5x) 


 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante