Intro
| [D] [Bm] | [Em] [E] [A] | [D] [Bm] | [Em] [A] |
Verse 1
[D] [A]
Down in old Calliope,
[D] [A]
where the hard days never end,
[G] [D]
Alfred learned to keep on walking,
[G] [A]
learned to stand and learned to bend.
[D]
Sirens echoed through the nighttime,
[F#m] [G]
dreams were hard to find,
but he said,
[D]
"You can't chain a heart
[D]
or lock a free mind."
Chorus
[D]
Let the horns ring loud,
[D] [A]
let the drums roll on.
[A] [A]
New Orleans keeps singing
[A] [D]
from dusk till dawn.
[Bm]
Hand in hand,
[D]
street by street,
[D] [G]
we won't leave nobody behind.
[D] [D]
Justice keeps on dancing,
[A] [G]
one step at a time.
Solo
| d [Bm] | [Em] [A] | [D]
Verse 2
[Bm]| [Em] [A]| [D]
Then Katrina came like thunder,
[D] [D]
washed away so much.
[A] [G]
Still he brought the people together,
[D] [D]
built hope with working hands.
[A]
Not for money,
[D]
not for fame,
[D] [F#m]
just to do what's right.
[G] [D]
When we stand together,
[D]
we shine our light.
Bridge
[A]
Who will stand?
[D]
We will!
[D]
Who won't back down?
[D]
We won't!
[A] [A]
Who will lift this town?
[G] | [G] |
All of us!
[A] [C] [A]
Let the brass keep playing,
[D] [D]
let the people sing.
[A] [A]
Every little victory
[A] [A]
makes freedom ring.
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] | [A] | [A] | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] | [A] | [A] | [A] [G] | [G#] [A] |
[Final Chorus]
[A]
Let the horns ring loud,
[D] [D]
let the drums roll on.
[A] [A]
New Orleans keeps singing
[D] [A]
from dusk till dawn.
[D] [D]
From Calliope
[D] [D]
to the river's bend,
[G] [G]
every heart belongs.
[D] [D]
We keep marching together,
[A]
and we keep moving on.
Outro
[D] [D]
Second line...
[A]
Step by step...
[A]
We keep walking.
[A]
We keep singing.
[A] [D]
We keep rising.......
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [A] | [G] | [A] | [A] | [D] |
