Key: A major
Intro 1
C#dim
C
Bm
Bdim
Bb
Am
Ab
Cm
G
C
Verse 1
G
C
You say you mean good for me
G
C
But you don't do it
G
You say you have a plan but you just
C
F
C
don't go through with it
G
C
You say you know the way to go
G
Em
C
And I should follow
G
But all of your empty promises
Am
Bm
Leave me hol low
Verse 2
C#dim
C
And oh
Bm
Bb
How do I trust you
Am
How do I love you
Ab
When you
G
Am
Bm
Lie to me repeatedly
C#dim
C
And oh
Bm
Bb
How do I have faith, in you
Am
F
Ab
When you just don't come through
G
Like you say you could
Verse 3
C
F
C
G
Oh, say can you see
Oh, say can you see
C
Am
F
Verse 4
C
G
C
You say that I'm wrong for
G
C
Stating my opinion to you
Em
G
You say that I'm wrong and there'll
F
C
be quiet consequences too
G
C
But I know my rights babe
G
Em
C
There'll be no law abridging
G
The freedom of my speech
Am
Bm
Or the right for me to petition
C#dim
for a remedy of grievances
Verse 5
C
Bm
Bb
And I want to trust you
Am
Ab
I want to love you yeah
G
Am
Bm
But you lie to me repeatedly
G
C#dim
C
And oh I want to
Bm
G
Bb
have faith in you
Am
Ab
But you just don't come through
Cm
G
C
F
Like you said you could
C
G
Oh say can you see
Hm
C
F
Am
Verse 6
Bm
Cm
G
I want fresh fruit, clean water,
Em
Am
Air that I don't see
Bm
Cm
I want the feeling of being
Bm
G
safe on my streets
Am
Bm
Cm
I want my children
Bm
G
to be smarter than me
Am
Bm
Cm
I want, I want to feel
Bm
G
C#dim
I want to feel, I want to feel free
C
For real y'all
Bm
Bb
Am
I'm just telling you so you know
Ab
G
I want to, I want to have faith in you
Am
Bm
I really do but you keep
C#dim
C
lying to me
Bm
And it hurts
G
Bb
Am
Ab
G
I believe, I believe you owe it me
C
Give it to me like you said you would
F
Hm
C
G
F
Oh say can you see
Hm
G
Oh say can you see
F
G
Oh say can you see
F
Hm
By the dawn's early light
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