With God on Our Side chords by Manfred Mann
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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My name it is nothing,
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my age it means less
The country I come from is
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a part of the Free West
I was taught and brought up there,
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its laws to abide
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And that the land that I live
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in has God on its side
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Verse 2
Oh the history books tell it,
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they tell it so well
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The cavalries charged, the Indians fell
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The cavalries charged, the Indians died
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For the country was young with
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God on its side
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Verse 3
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Oh, the first World War,
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it came and it went
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The reason for fighting, I never could get
But I learned to accept it,
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accept it with pride
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For you don't count the dead
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when God's on your side
Verse 4
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And then the second World War,
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it came to an end
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We forgave the Germans and
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now we are friends
Though they murdered six million,
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in the ovens they fried
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The Germans now, too,
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have God on their side
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Verse 5
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But now we have weapon
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s of chemical dust
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And if fire them we're forced to,
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why then fire them we must
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One push of the button and
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a shot the worldwide
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And you never ask questions
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when God's on your side
Verse 6
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Though many a long hour
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I've thought on this
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That Jesus Christ was
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betrayed by a kiss
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But I can't think for you,
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you will have to decide
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Whether Judas Iscariot
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had God on his side
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Verse 7
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And now as I leave you,
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I'm weary as hell
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The confusion I'm feelin',
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there ain't no tongue can tell
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The words fill my head
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and drop to the floor
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That if God's on our side,
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he'll stop the next war
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With God on Our Side
Manfred Mann
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