I had the honor of playing this song on the last installment of Michael Johnathan's "Woodsongs Radio Hour" 3/31/14 which might be archived. I was privileged to join Pete at his wife, Toshi's memorial service in New York, singing this song at the very end of the evening.

The chord progression I used was the one I first introduced in the early Fifties, the one Guy Carawan used in Greensboro, N.C. that he learned from me.

I think the best way to do this is simplify. The problem here is that there are a lot of chords as part of the Black Gospel tradition, not the simpler spiritual tradition.

I just hope that when this gets printed, because of the nature of the transference of data
to the final message received, everything will line up properly.

Example:


      C            F               C (Ami)
1. We shall over—come,   
C                F         C (Ami)
We shall over—come

C            G7 G#o7    Am    D7   G D7 G7
We shall o---ver—come some day
F    E7        Am              F   F#o7)
And it's deep with-in my      
C    C7   F G7   Ami (Ab7)
heart      I do believe
C          F    (Fmi)   C         G7 C F C
We shall o—ver——come some day
    C                F            C (Ami)
2. We will live in peace,
C            F               C (Ami)
We will live in peace
C          G7 (G#o7)    Am    D7   G   D7 G7
We will live    in peace some day
          C          F (F#o7)
And it's deep with—— in   my
C    C7    F G7    Ami
heart      I do believe
C       F   (Fmi) C   G7   C F C
We will live in peace some day.
      C           F         C (Ami)
3.   We are not afraid,
C                F           C (Ami)
We are not afraid
C      G7      G#o7       Am    D7 G   D7 G7
We are not a—------fraid, to-day
F    E7    Am                F   (F#o7)
And it's deep with—— in   my
C         Gm7 C7    F G7 G#o7 Ami
heart                     I do be-----lieve
C             F (Fmi)    C    G7   C F C
We are    not a——fraid to—day
    C                 F            C (Ami)
4. We will end Jim Crow,
C               F        C (Ami)
We will end Jim Crow,
C          G7    G#o7      Am    D7   G D7 G7
We will   end Jim          Crow some day
          C          F   (F#o7)
And it's deep with—— in   my
C    Gm7 C7    F G7 G#o7 Ami (Ab7)
heart               I do be----lieve
C         F    (Fmi)    C    G7    C F C
We will end Jim      Crow some day
      C                F            C (Ami)
5. We shall stand to-ge—ther,
C                    F               C (Ami)
We shall stand to-ge—ther,
C         G7       G#o7      Am    D7 G   D7 G7
We shall stand to-------ge—ther now
          C          F   (F#o7)
And it's deep with—— in   my
C      Gm7 C7    F G7 G#o7      Ami Ab7
heart                I do be------lieve
C             F    (Fmi)    C       G7    C F   C
We shall stand to——ge——ther now
          C               F      C (Ami)
6. The truth shall set us free.
      C               F            C (Ami)
The truth shall set us free.
      C                G7 G#o7   Am D7 G D7 G7      
The truth shall set us          free to—day
          C                        F (F#o7)
And it's deep with—— in   my
C    Gm7 C7    F G7   Ami
heart                I do believe
C                      F (Fmi) C   G7   C F C
The truth shall set us free to—day
       C       F               C   Ami
7. Todos ven—ce—re—-mos,
C          F             C   Ami
Todos ven—ce—re—-mos,
C       G7   G#o7Am D7          G   D7 G7
Todos ven—ce—-re—mos, a—qui.
                C                  F   (F#o7)
And it's deep with—— in   my
C    Gm7 C7    F   G7          Ami Ab7
heart                I    do be---lieve
C          F      Fmi C G7 C   F   C
Todos ven—ce—re—mos now