This Little Light of Mine. It's been sung by so many people. Here is a great version by the folk singer Odetta.
Next we did People Get Ready, written by Curtis Mayfield and sung by his band, The Impressions. We did it in the key of G. It's four beats each of the following chords: G, Em, C, G.
For our final song, Crystal Blue Persuasion by Tommy James and the Shondells, we introduced bar chords for the first time. I should let Rich expound on the topic a bit more as he can speak to it better than I can, but bar chords are good! Do not fear the bar chord.
Earlier that day I went to the Old Town School of Folk Music's 2nd Annual Peace Sing in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Day. I love the solidarity in that room-- I often go to the Old Town School to recharge my batteries. Singing is a great way to build solidarity among friends and to drive your enemies crazy. Here is the PDF packet filled with many of the songs we sang on Monday. Hopefully we will be singing them together all year long.
p.s. The lyrics & chords to This Little Light of Mine are in the packet on page 19.
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