[Refrain]
C                 F      C 
Kum-ba-ya my Lord, kum-ba-ya 
C                  F      G 
Kum-ba-ya my Lord, kum-ba-ya 
C                   F      C 
Kum-ba-ya my Lord, kum-ba-ya 
F   C     G     C 
Oh Lord, kum-ba-ya 
[Strophe]
C                       F      C 
Someone's singing Lord, kum-ba-ya 
C                       F      G 
Someone's singing Lord, kum-ba-ya 
C                       F      C 
Someone's singing Lord, kum-ba-ya 
F   C     G     C 
Oh Lord, kum-ba-ya 
[Strophe]
C                         F      C 
Someone's laughing, Lord, kum-ba-ya 
C                         F      G 
Someone's laughing, Lord, kum-ba-ya 
C                         F      C 
Someone's laughing, Lord, kum-ba-ya 
F   C     G      C 
Oh Lord, kum-ba-ya 
[Strophe]
C                       F      C 
Someone's crying, Lord, kum-ba-ya 
C                       F      G 
Someone's crying, Lord, kum-ba-ya 
C                       F      C 
Someone's crying, Lord, kum-ba-ya 
F   C     G      C 
Oh Lord, kum-ba-ya 
[Strophe]
C                        F      C 
Someone's praying, Lord, kum-ba-ya 
C                        F      G 
Someone's praying, Lord, kum-ba-ya 
C                        F      C 
Someone's praying, Lord, kum-ba-ya 
F   C     G      C 
Oh Lord, kum-ba-ya 
[Strophe]
C                         F      C 
Someone's sleeping, Lord, kum-ba-ya 
C                         F      G 
Someone's sleeping, Lord, kum-ba-ya 
C                         F      C 
Someone's sleeping, Lord, kum-ba-ya 
F   C     G      C 
Oh Lord, kum-ba-ya 
F   C     G      C 
Oh Lord, kum-ba-ya