Key: G major
Verse 1
And the river opens for the righteous
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And the river opens for the righteous
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D
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all day
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Well I was walking with my brother
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and he was wondering what's on my mind,
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I said what I believe in my soul,
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in what I see with my eyes
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And we can't turn our backs this time
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I am a patriot, and I love my country
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Because my country is all I know
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I want to be with my family,
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people who understand me
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Em
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I've got no place else to go
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Well I was talking with my sister
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And she was cryin', I said,
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sister what's on your mind?
And she said,
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I wanna run like the lion
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Released from the cages,
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released from the breeches
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Burnin' in my heart tonight
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And I ain't no communist,
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and I ain't no capitalist
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And I ain't no socialist,
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I ain't no im perialist
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No, I ain't no democrat,
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sure ain't no republican
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I only know one party
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And it is freedom
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I am, I am, I am
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I am a patriot
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And I love my country
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Because my country
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Is all I know
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I want to be with my family,
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people who understand me
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I've got no place else to go
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And the river opens for the righteous
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I wanna run like the lion
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And the river opens for the
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righteous
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An d I ain't no com munist,
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and I ain't no cap italist
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And I ain't no democrat,
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sure ain't no republican
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And I only know one party,
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and it is freedom
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
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