Misc Television – Horrible Histories - The Rosa Parks Song (Guitar)
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[Intro]
D G D G
[Verse 1]
D I’m Rosa Parks, my story marks G The first step towards Civil Rights D Racial inequality, American policy G Till I kicked off a fight
[Pre-chorus]
A7 What act of mine led havoc to ensue? G How come I caused such fuss? A7 What shocking behavior did I do? G We-e-e-ell
[Chorus]
D I sat on a bus (You sat on a bus?) G I sat on a bus (You sat on a bus?) D You want to know why? (Go ahead, tell us) G I sat on that bus (You sat on the bus)
[Verse 2]
D In the ’50s all buses divided G Whites in front, blacks behind (You serious?) D If the bus filled up we had to give up G Our seats or we’d be fined (That’s ludicrous) D I made a stand in my hometown G Montgomery, Alabama (That’s dangerous) D Refused to stand for a white man G So they put me in the slammer (Discourteous!)
[Pre-chorus]
A7 December 5, 1955 G My trial notorious A7 Black people stood side-by-side G And no o-o-o-one
[Chorus]
D Got on the bus (We stayed off the bus) G They stayed off the bus (We stayed off the bus) D I meant business (She inspired us) G So we stayed off the bus (We stayed off the bus)
[Bridge]
C G We organized a boycott of public transportation
N.C.
To win R-E-S-P-E-C-T & force new legislation
C Dreamed of the day the USA G Had no implementation A7 Of S-E-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N (Spells segregation)
[Verse 3]
D From that day on we walked or cabbed G Led by Martin Luther King D Attacked by mobs our houses bombed G Though peace was our thing D Our plight it made the national news G Which was mighty strange (Mysterious) D When word reached the President G He had to make a change (Delirious)
[Pre-chorus]
A7 One year on we’d finally won G A victory momentous A7 The fight for national Civil Rights G Was begu-u-u-u-un
[Chorus]
D Cos I sat on a bus (She sat on a bus) G I sat on a bus (She sat on a bus) D I sat on a bus (For all of us) G I sat on a bus (She sat on a bus)
[Outro]
D Our story owes a G Huge debt to Rosa D We all agree G She made history D She sat on the bus G She sat on the bus D For all of us G She sat on the bus D She sat on the bus G She sat on the bus D For all of us