Capo - 3
G D Em
G D EmIt was 25 years they take that man away
- G D Em
Now the freedom moves in closer every day
G D Em Wipe the tears down from your saddened eyes
G D EmThey say Mandela's free so step outside
G D EmOh oh oh oh Mandela day
- G D Em
Oh oh oh oh Mandela's free
- G D Em
It was 25 years ago this very day
G D Em Held behind four walls all through night and day
G D EmStill the children know the story of that man
- G D Em
And I know what's going on right through your land
- Bm
25 years ago
G D Em Na na na na Mandela day
G D EmOh oh oh Mandela's free
G D EmIf the tears are flowing wipe them from your face
- G D Em
I can feel his heartbeat moving deep inside
G D Em It was 25 years they took that man away
G D EmAnd now the world come down say Nelson Mandela's free
Bridge
- Bm Bm Bm G D Em
G D Em G D Em Bm G D Em Oh oh oh oh Mandela's free
G D EmThe rising suns sets Mandela on his way
G D EmIts been 25 years around this very day
- G D Em
From the one outside to the ones inside we say
G D Em Oh oh oh oh Mandela's free
G D EmOh oh oh set Mandela free
G D EmNa na na na Mandela day
- G D Em
Na na na na Mandela's free
25 years ago
What's going on
And we know what's going on
Cos we know what's going on
- joue également ..
Song written for the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute, a concert held at Wembley Stadium, London, in 11 June 1988, as an expression of solidarity with the then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela.
