A church is burning

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A church is burn - - - - ing  
 
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the flames rise high - er  
 
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like hands that are pray - ing  
 
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a - glow in the sky  
 
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Like hands that are praying   
 
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the fi - re is  saying,  
 
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"You can burn down my churches   
 
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but I shall be - e free."  
 
 
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Three hooded men thru the backroads did creep  
 
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Torches in their hands while  
 
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the village lies a-sleep  
 
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Down to the church where  
 
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just   hours be-fore  
 
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voices were singing and  
 
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hands were beating and   
 
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saying I  won't be a slave any-more.  
 
 
 
 
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And a church is burn - - - - ing  
 
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the flames rise high - er  
 
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like hands that are pray - ing  
 
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a - glow in the sky  
 
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Like hands that are praying   
 
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the fi - re is  saying,  
 
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"You can burn down my churches   
 
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but I shall be - e free."  
 
 
 
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Three hooded men, their hands lit the spark   
 
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Then they faded in the night  
 
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and they vanished in the dark  
 
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And in the cool light of morning  
 
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there's nothing that re-mains  
 
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But the ashes of a bible and  
 
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a can of kero-sene  
 
 
 
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And a church is burn - - - - ing  
 
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the flames rise high - er  
 
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like hands that are pray - ing  
 
    Ab          Bb  Fm  Bb  
a - glow in the sky  
 
     Eb       
Like hands that are praying   
 
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the fi - re is  saying,  
 
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"You can burn down my churches   
 
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but I shall be - e free."  
 
 
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A church is more than just timber and stone  
 
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And freedom is a dark road  
 
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When you're walking it a-lone  
 
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But the future is now  
 
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and it's time to take a stand  
 
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So the lost bells of freedom  
 
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can ring out in my land  
 
 
 
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And a church is burn - - - - ing  
 
                Ab  Bb Eb  Bb Eb  
the flames rise high - er  
 
          Gm     Fm  
like hands that are pray - ing  
 
    Ab          Bb  Fm  Bb  
a - glow in the sky  
 
     Eb       
Like hands that are praying   
 
    Ab   Gm Fm  Eb  
the fi - re is  saying,  
 
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"You can burn down my churches   
 
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but I - I - I - I shall be free."