Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'annaadd

E                    A
Well Jo'anna she runs a country             \
              E                  B           \
She runs in Durban and the Transvaal          \
            E                   A              \
She makes a few of her people happy ohh         \
      E                  B        E              \
She don't care about the rest at all              \ [A]
               E                   A              /
She has gotta system they call apartheit         /
           E                 B                  /
It keeps a brother in a subjection             /
          E                       A           /
But maybe pressure will make Jo'anna see     /
         E          B        E              /
How everybody could live as one

           E                    \
Ooo gimme hope Jo'anna gimme     \
A                                 \
  Hope Jo'anna                     \
       E                            \
Gimme hope Jo'anna                   \
        B                             \   Nak.
For the morning comes                 /
      E                              /
Gimme hope Jo'anna gimme            /
A                                  /
  Hope Jo'anna gimme              /
E          B       E             /
Before the morning comes!       /

I hear she make all the golden money          \
To buy new weapons any shape of guns           \
While every mother in a black Soweto fears      \
To killing of another son                        \
Sneakin' across all the neighbours borders       /[B]
Now and again having little fun                 /
She doesn't care if the fun in game she        /
Its dangrous to everyone                      /

Nak.

She's got supporters in high up places      \
Who turn their heads to the city sun         \
Jo'anna give them the fancy money             \
Oh to tempt anyone who'd come                  \[C]
She even knows how to swing opinion            /
In every magazine and the journals            /
For every bad move that this Jo'anna makes   /
They got a good explanation                 /

Nak.

Even the preacher who works for Jesus        \
The Archbishop who's a peaceful man           \
Together say that the freedom fighters         \
Will overcome the very strong                   \[D]
I wanna know if you're blind Jo'anna            /
If you wanna hear the sound of drums           /
Can't you see that the tide is turning        /
Oh don't make me wait till the morning come  /

Nak.