Shawn James - Lead the Way: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Lead the Way" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

  Dm                     Gm           A
America the Beautiful, America the great
             Dm                Gm  A
Land of the free, home of the brave
           Dm
Souls who find no peace of mind
               Gm                       A
For what must feel like the thousandth time
       Dm                   Gm A
This freedom ain't what it seems

                 F                    A
So give me the broken, you take the whole
               Dm
I'll show you something worth so much more
                F
Than a perfect figure or frame
    A                   D
Of some sorta standard way

Chorus:
              F               A
They said a change was gonna come
                  Dm
But I ain't seen nothin' new under the sun
       F               A                  Dm Gm A
If a change is to be, we better lead the way

How many times must we make the same mistakes
To learn from the wrongs of the past
Just how long will it be till we realize the stakes
And stop bluffing with a withered weaker hand

So give me the broken, you take the whole
I'll show you something worth so much more
Than a perfect figure or frame
Of some sorta standard way

Chorus

So give me the broken, you take the whole
I'll show you something worth so much more
Than a perfect figure or frame
Of some sorta standard way

Chorus:
They said a change was gonna come
But I ain't seen nothin' new under the sun
If a change is to be, we better lead the way
If a change is to be, we better lead the way
Now, if a change is to be, we better lead
We better lead the way


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Lead the Way" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lead the Way" by Shawn James.