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Text:We Shall Overcome
Tune:[We shall overcome]

842. We Shall Overcome

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1 We shall overcome,
we shall overcome,
we shall overcome someday;
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
we shall overcome someday.

2 We’ll walk hand in hand,
we’ll walk hand in hand,
we’ll walk hand in hand someday;
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
we'll walk hand in hand someday.

3 We shall all be free,
we shall all be free,
we shall all be free someday;
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
we shall all be free someday.

4 We are not afraid,
we are not afraid,
we are not afraid today;
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
we are not afraid today.

5 We shall live in peace,
we shall live in peace,
we shall live in peace someday;
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
we shall live in peace someday.

Text Information
First Line: We shall overcome
Title: We Shall Overcome
Language: English
Publication Date: 2003
Topic: Confidence; Exile/Exodus; Freedom (6 more...)
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [We shall overcome]
Key: C Major
Source: Traditional



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