In America chords by Ricochet

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Intro 1

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There's a rise in

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violent crime,
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taxes are too high,
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acid rain falls from the sky.
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In America, we agree
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things aren't what they should be
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But still, you see apathy
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Everyone's so hard to please
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In America
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Sometimes I  take for granted
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what God has given me
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And forget that I'm living
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in the land of the free
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I  should be  ashamed when I complain
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That I don't have what I need
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There are people in the world
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Who would give anything just to be
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In America
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A game on an autumn day
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Before a single play is made
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We all bow our heads to pray
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In America
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A march for peace down a city street
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Some believe, some disagree
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But we all have a right to speak
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In America
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Sometimes I  take for granted
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what God has given me
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And forget that I'm living
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in the land of the free
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I should be  ashamed when I complain
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That I don't have what I need
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There are people in the world
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Who would give anything just
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to be an American?
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Are we too blinded by our greed
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To stop and take a look
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And change what we know can be better
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And appreciate the good
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Oh my country, Tis of Thee,
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and  that I love,
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are words too seldom spoken,
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here in America.
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Sometimes I  take for granted,
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what God has given me,
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And forget that I'm living
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in the land of the free
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I  should be ashamed when I complain
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That I don't have what I need
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But there are people in this world
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Who would give anything
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just to be
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In America
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In America