Key: C major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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the mighty Mississippi
Two boys spent their summers
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on the banks by the levy
They were swallowed
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They pulled the younger one
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out by the hand
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Standing on his brother's shoulders
Verse 2
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One nation un der God,
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young and proud, she stumbled
With a trail of tears left by those
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who were outnumbered
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She said, "This land is your land, this land is mine,
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un less you are an Indian"
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But a higher ground we
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have tried to find
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Standing on their shoulders
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Verse 3
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And age af ter age
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Heroes and soldiers
Am
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It gives me sight and makes me brave
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Standing on their shoulders
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Verse 4
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One man in the shadow of the
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whitewashed cathedrals
He tried to pull the system
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through the eye of the needle
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He would not recant for the
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freedom of the saints
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And truth is truth,
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is truth
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And we are standing on his shoulders
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Verse 5
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And age af ter age
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Heroes and soldiers
Am
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It gives me sight and makes
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Standing on their shoulders
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Am
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Verse 6
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Now to the ones left behind,
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who are picking up the pieces
Of planes, bombs, and buildings,
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of innocence an d evil
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'Cause when the news and noise,
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and flowers die
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And you still wake up alone
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every tear you cry
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And this world is on his shoulders
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And age after
Verse 7
age
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All the heroes and soldiers
Am
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It gives me sight and makes me brave
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Standing on their shoulders
Verse 8
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Standing on their shoulders
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Standing on their
Outro 1
shoulders
Am
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