Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
Am
F
Csus4
C
G
Am
F
Well, we
C
do
G
Am
F
okay with the things God gave us,
C
G
But, will it be enough when
Am
F
it's time to save us.
Am
G
C
One in three can't read,
Am
G
C
so many mouths to feed,
Am
G
C
F
We just sit and wait like a loaded gun,
C
G
Am
We cloak ourselves in the great tradition,
F
C
G
Am
F
The United States of acquisition.
Verse 2
Am
G
C
Every man for himself,
Am
G
C
it's just me and no one else,
Am
G
Will we ever learn there's
Verse 3
C
Dm
F
G
America the free, wake up from your fantasy,
C
Dm
Is the nation so divided
F
G
we can't see.
C
Dm
That there's work to be done,
Bb
Am
somethin' there for everyone,
Dm
G
C
G
Am
F
I know, I'll start with me.
Verse 4
C
G
Am
Six o'clock it's another story,
F
C
G
Am
F
gunman down in a blaze of glory,
Am
G
C
Only ten years old,
Am
G
C
makes my blood run cold,
Am
G
And the press descends
Verse 5
C
G
Am
F
Politicians stay in office,
C
G
Am
F
far too long to vote their conscience,
Am
G
C
Lobbied, bought and sold,
Am
G
C
trading votes for gold,
Am
G
They've forgotten that they
F
Verse 6
C
Dm
America the free,
F
G
wake up from your fantasy,
C
Dm
Is the nation so divided we
F
G
can't see.
C
Dm
That there's work to be done,
Bb
Am
somethin' there for everyone,
Dm
F
G
C
I know, I'll start with me.
Verse 7
Dm
F
For the beast to stay alive,
What we called the big,
C
G
Dm
red scare is just my neighbor over there,
With hopes and dreams,
Am
F
G
the same as me.
Interlude 1
C
G
Am
F
C
G
Am
F
Verse 8
C
Dm
America the free,
F
G
wake up from your fantasy,
C
Dm
Is the nation so divided we
F
G
can't see.
C
Dm
That there's work to be done,
Bb
Am
somethin' there for everyone,
Dm
G
C
G
I know, I'll start with
Am
F
C
G
Am
F
me.
Verse 9
C
G
Well, we do okay with the thing
Am
F
s God gave us
How did you like the song?
You need to to leave a rating.
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC Am F Csus4 G...
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users