In the wake of the Charleston murders, a friend of mine wrote a song. It’s a beautiful song, and it pleads with the state house of South Carolina to take down the Confederate flag.
The story caught on - people started asking him to write more verses, and instead, he turned this into a true folk song and asked all of us in the community to contribute verses.
There are now over 100 verses to this song, and I wanted to share mine.
You can view it here:
I’ve included the lyrics and chords below (he wrote the song in D, but my chords are in parenthesis - just a half step below), because I’d love for you to add your own verse. If you do - please upload it to youtube and post your link in my video's comments, or send it to me via email. I’d love to hear it.
May we all be kind to one another other.
Have a beautiful day.
Take Down Your Flag (By Peter Mulvey and many others)
D (Db) Bm (Bbm)
Every flag over Charleston's at half mast today, except one.
G (Gb) A (Ab)
Every flag over Charleston's at half mast today, except one.
Bm (Bbm) G (Gb) Bm (Bbm) A (Ab)
Take down your flag to half mast, take down your flag to half staff.
Bm (Bbm) G (Gb) A (Ab)
Take down your flag, take down your flag.
They call her Emanuel, Mother to all, her door is always open.
They call her Emanuel, Mother to all, her heart is wide open.
Take down your flag to half mast, take down your flag to half staff.
Take down your flag, take down your flag.
It will take all of the love in all of our hearts, it will also take something more.
It will take all of the love in all of our hearts, it will also take something more.
Take down your flat to half mast, take down your flag to half staff.
Take down your flag, take down your flag,
And then take it down for good.