Capo 1st fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Verse 1
The problem's not a gun, not a color, not a hundred dollar bill.
We think the struggle can be won with simple thoughts like "come together; be good-willed".
The gap between the rich and poor is spreading out all the more or so they say.
We ignore the claims.
Chorus
Oh my soul, faint not, no, faint not.
Oh my soul, keep up, up, in love.
Faint not.
Verse 2
It's not that we don't know, or we're not shown the proof of poverty.
It's not that we don't have the tools to go and break this yoke of slavery.
We quit because it's not an easy fix and then forget that they are even there;
We forget to care.
Chorus
Oh my soul, faint not, no, faint not.
Oh my soul, keep up, up, in love.
Bridge
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, let me pardon.
Where there is darkness, let the light come, come.
Chorus
acoustic):
Oh my soul, faint not, no, faint not.
Oh my soul, keep up, up, in love.
Chorus
full):
Oh my soul, faint not, no, faint not.
Oh my soul, keep up, up, in love.
Faint not.
Outro