Broken Promise Land chords by Marty Stuart

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Well, an eagle flew high
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above Richard Table
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Over Marvin Helper's place
As Air Force One flew President Clinton
To Ellsworth Air Force Base
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He brought with him from Washington
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A bag filled with dreams and cake
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To spread among the poor
in the poorest county
In the whole United States
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One mile long of big black cars
And whirlybirds did a jig
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As they moved across the prairie
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To the planet of fine dreams
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Where the FBI and the CIA,
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the AIM, the BIA, the IRS, and G .O .D.
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All had their eyes set on the master plan.
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But it all turned out to be
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just another shattered dream.
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In a broken promised land
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The President said to the people
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We know the failings of the past
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You've been patronized, tyrannized
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But help is here at last
Our nation, she is mighty
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These are good and prosperous times
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I offer you an America
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where no one is left be hind
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Your courage leads to commerce,
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prosperity and loans
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I see housing for the homeless
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Cause everybody needs a home
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Majestic people love
a place like you
Deserve security
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As founders of our country
You've already paid for the land
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of the free
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We're the FBI and the CIA
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The AIM, the BI A, the IRS, and G .O .D.
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All have their eyes set on the master plan
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But it all turned out to be
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Just another shattered dream
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In a broken promised land
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Well, the prayers on the wrist
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hold some powerful words
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of how native lives should be
He watered the spirits of the people
The crop came up dust and weeds
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And in the distance of the harvest
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The only thing that changed
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Was the color of the leaves
on the hawthorn trees
The rest is still the same
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In July of 1999
The president went door -to -door
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Staring down the barrel
of the cold hard truth
On his American poverty tour
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Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Was to be empowered on command
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But it all turned out to be
Just another shattered dream
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In a broken promised land
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So
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You