Our Song chords by
Joe Henry

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

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I saw

Verse 1

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Willie Mays

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At a Scotsdale Home Depot

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Looking at Garage Door Spring s

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At the the far end of the 14th row

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His wife stood there

Verse 2

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beside him

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She was quiet and they both were proud

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I gave them room but

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was close enough

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G

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C

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That I heard him when

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he said out loud

Verse 3

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This was my country

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G

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And this was my song

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Em

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Somewhere in the middle there

D

D

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C

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Though it started badly and

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D

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G

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it's ending wrong

Verse 4

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D

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G

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This was my country

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D

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Em

Em

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This frightful and this angry land

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D

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Em

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But it's my right if the worst

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D

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F

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of it might still

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C

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G

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Somehow make me a better

man

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Verse 5

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The sun is unforgiving

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And there's nobody who would

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choose this town

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But we've squandered so

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much of our goodwill

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D

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C

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That there's nowhere else

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D

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will have us now

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We're pushing line

Verse 6

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at the picture show

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G

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Em

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For cool air and a chance to see

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G

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Em

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A vision of ourselves portrayed

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As younger and braver and

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humble and free

Verse 7

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G

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D

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This was our country

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C

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This was our song

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G

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D

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Em

Em

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Somewhere in the middle there

D

D

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Though it started badly and

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D

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G

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it's ending wrong

Verse 8

Em

Em

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D

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This was our country

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G

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D

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Em

Em

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C

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This frightful and this angry land

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G

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D

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Em

Em

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But it's my right if the worst

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D

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F

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of it might still

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C

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G

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Somehow make me a better man

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C

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Interlude 1

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G

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D

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I've started something

Verse 9

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G

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I can't finish

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G

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Em

Em

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And I barely leave the house,

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G

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it's true

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G

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G

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I keep a wrap on my sores and joints

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C

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But yes, I've had my

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D

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G

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blessings too

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D

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I've got my mother

Verse 10

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G

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's pretty feet

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G

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And the factory keeps my

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C

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house in shape

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G

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My children, they've both been paroled

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D

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And we get by on the piece

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G

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we've made

F#dim

F#dim

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I feel safe,

Verse 11

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so far from heaven

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Em

Em

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From towers and their ocean views

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Em

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From here I see a future

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coming across

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What soon will be beaches too

Verse 12

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But that was him,

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D

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I'm almost sure

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The greatest centerfielder of all time

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Stooped by the burden

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C

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of endless dreams

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His and yours and mine

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He hooked each spring

Verse 13

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D

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beneath his foot

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G

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He leaned over then he

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C

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G

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stood upright

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D

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Em

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Testing each against his weight

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C

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D

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For one that had some play and some fight

Verse 14

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D

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G

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He's just like us, I wanna tell him

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D

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Em

Em

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G

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C

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And our needs are small enough

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G

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Em

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Something to slow a

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D

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heavy door

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Something to help us raise one up

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Bm

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And

Verse 15

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Em

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D

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this was my country

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G

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D

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Em

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This was my song

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G

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D

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Em

Em

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Somewhere in the middle there

D

D

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Though it started badly and

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D

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it's ending wrong

Verse 16

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Well, this was God's country

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Bm

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This frightful and this angry land

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But if it's his will,

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the worst of it might still

C

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Somehow make me a better man

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Verse 17

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If it's his will,

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the worst of it might still

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Somehow make me a better man

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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The original key of Our Song by Joe Henry is G major.

The primary chords used in Our Song are G, D, Em, Bm, C, F.

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