Year: 1981 - Album: Give the People What They Want
Written by Jimmy Cliff
Intro: A C#m G D
verse 1
A C#m
Son of man has risen, up from the prison
G D
Broken the spell and anyone can tell
A C#m
Son of man is free, sister you and me
G D
We’re common people with integrity
verse 2
A C#m
Son of man say rise, wipe your weeping eyes
G D
You are alive and there’s nothing to hide
A C#m
Son of man is free, walk upon the seas
G D
We’re common people with integrity
A C#m
Son of man, son of man
G D A C#m G D
Son of man, son of man 
Bridge
F#m G
'Cause he had shown thee, oh man
D
What is good
F#m G
And what does your lord require of you
D C#m
But to do justice and to love mercy
D E
And to walk humble with your king
A C#m
Son of man, son of man
G D A C#m G D
Son of man, son of man
Bridge
F#m G
Yes, he had shown thee, oh man
D
What is good
F#m G
And what does your lord require of you
D C#m
But to do justice and to love mercy
D E
And to walk humble with your king
verse 3
A C#m
Son of man say rise, wipe your weeping eyes
G D
You are alive and there’s nothing to hide
A C#m
Son of man is free, walk upon the seas
G D
We’re common people with integrity
A C#m
Son of man, son of man
G D A C#m G D
Son of man, son of man
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