Verse 1
[G]
We are weary of these trials
[C] [G]
Of tribulations we are tired
[D]
But we have come too far to turn around
[G]
From the city of Atlanta
[C] [G]
To Birmingham, Alabama
[D]
We have come too far to turn around
[G]
We are here to bear witness
[C] [G]
To this monstrous sickness
[D]
But we have come too far to turn around
Chorus
[C] [G]
We have stared into the eyes of evil
[C] [G]
We have slow danced with the devil
[C] [G]
We have sat down at his table
[Am] [D]
And shared with him in the feast
[C] [G]
We have swallowed the liquid of his lies
[C] [G]
Tolerated the one we despise
[C] [G]
Been led astray by his disguise
[Am] [D]
Fooled by his beliefs
Instrumental
Verse 2
[G]
We've been victims of his wrath
[C] [G]
We've wavered from the path
[D]
But we have come too far to turn around
[G]
We will lay down the burden
[C] [G]
Of hate and separation
[D]
'Cause we have come too far to turn around
[G]
For over four hundred years
[C] [G]
We've been on this trail of tears
[D]
We have come too far to turn around
Chorus
[C] [G]
And we have stared into the eyes of evil
[C] [G]
We have slow danced with the devil
[C] [G]
We have sat down at his table
[Am] [D]
And shared with him in the feast
[C] [G]
We have swallowed the liquid of his lies
[C] [G]
Tolerated the one we despise
[C] [G]
Been led astray by his disguise
[Am] [D]
And fooled by his beliefs
Outro
[G]
We are weary of these trials
[C] [G]
Of tribulations we are tired
[D/A] [G]
But we have come too far to turn around
