Biko------Peter Gabriel
 
[Verse 1]
A                     D
September '77, Port Elizabeth weather fine
A                             D
It was business as usual In police room 619
A                       D
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
G         Bm
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
Asus4           A
The man is dead, the man is dead
 
[Verse 2]
A                                 D
When I try to sleep at night I can only dream in red
A                                               D
The outside world is black and white With only one colour dead
A                       D
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
G         Bm
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
Asus4          A
The man is dead, the man is dead
 
[Verse 3]
A                                    D
You can blow out a candle But you can never blow out a fire
A                                    D
Once the flames begin to catch The wind will blow it higher
A                       D
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
G         Bm
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
 
[Verse 4]
Asus4           A
The man is dead, the man is dead
A                                  D
And the eyes of the world are watching you now
They're watching you now,