| C Dm | He's big and he's proud |
| G Am | He's abrasive and loud |
| Dm Am Dm G | He can roar like a lion or be meek as a lamb |
| C Dm | God knows he's courageous |
| G Am | And sometimes outrageous |
| Dm Am Dm C | He inspires me to be all that I can |
| Am C | But I'll never forget the last time we met |
| Am C | How my heart stopped at the story he told |
| Am C | He said "Life can be hard when it deals you a card |
| Dm Dm7 G | That you never expected to hold." |
| Am Dm G Am | But then he said "It's not the end, I rely on my friends |
| F Am Dm G | For all the affection and love they provide |
| Am Dm G Am | And maybe with hugs, and without booze and drugs |
| F Am Dm C | There is still a good chance that I may survive." |
| Am C | And maybe he will 'cause he's active still |
| Am C | He goes to the marches and all the parades |
| Am C | He's not giving in, he's determined to win |
| Dm Dm7 G | He's a person who's living with AIDS |
| F G Em Am | Living with love, not living in fear |
| F G Em Am | Embracing the light when shadows appear |
| F G Em Am | It's a place to begin, it's a good way to start |
| F G Dm C | Releasing the power we hold in our hearts |
| Am Dm | The loss of our lovers, |
| G Am | Our sisters and brothers |
| F Am Dm G | Is a wound that cuts deep through our history of pride |
| Am Dm | And one way to heal |
| G Am | All the pain that we feel |
| F Am Dm C | Is to stand by the living and remain unified |
| Am C | So if you've got a friend whose condition is grim |
| Am C | Don't go burying him or drawing the shades |
| Am G | Surrender your doubt by reaching out |
| F C G | To a person who's living with AIDS |
| F G Em Am | Living with love, not living in fear |
| F G Em Am | Healing with hope and drawing them near |
| F G Em Am | It's a place to begin, it's a step we can take |
| F G Dm C | Empowering people whose lives are at stake |
| F G Em Am | Living with love, not living in fear |
| F G Em Am | Embracing the light when shadows appear |
| F G Em Am | It's a place to begin, it's a good way to start |
| F G Dm C | Releasing the power we hold in our hearts |