Peo ple been (Fm)talk in’ a bout it.
where We won’t just stand here in si lence.
and Can’t stop the fi re from ris in’, ris in’, oh.
Peo ple, don’t (Fm)you be a fraid;
so man y in no cents slain.
This is an er a for change, Now change.
up.
(Bbm)Mal colm’s prob ’ly (Db)turn in’ in his (Fm)grave.
(Bbm)Ev ’ry shade was (Db)beau ti ful ly (Ebsus)made
and (CN.C.)pow er ful.
There’s so much strength in you and me.
Pow er ful,
a breath a way from vic to ry.
I mat ter, you mat ter.
We mat ter, all.
I mat ter, you mat ter.
We mat ter, all.
Pow er ful,
pow er ful.
I see a (Fm)col or ful fu ture where skin don’t de fine an y hu man, and stars are the on ly thing shoot in’, shoot in’, oh.
Moth ers who (Fm)bur y their child;
how can we sit there and hide?
Change comes when all take a change, Now stand
up.
(Bbm)Mar tin’s speech still (Db)ech oes in my (Fm)brain.
(Bbm)Ev ’ry shade was (Db)beau ti ful ly (Ebsus)made
and (CN.C.)pow er ful.
There’s so much strength in you and me.
Pow er ful,
a breath a way from vic to ry.
I mat ter, you mat ter.
We mat ter, all.
I mat ter, you mat ter.
We mat ter, all.
Pow er ful,
pow er ful.
Oh, (Fm)oh, oh.
Oh, oh, oh.
Oh, (Fm)oh, oh.
Pow er ful,
there’s so much strength in you and me.
Pow er ful,
a breath a way from vic to ry.
I mat
This page shows “Powerful #Wematter” by Empire Cast in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Db at 70 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.