Woke Up in America chords by Matt Maher
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I was born on a
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rock in the middle of the ocean
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Where the wind's so rough it
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can carry you to London
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It's a new found land
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with an old soul reaching
For the light of day
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Verse 2
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My parents gave me a life
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full of dreams
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Yeah they gave me a heart to
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endure most anything
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But everyone gets a broken pair of wings
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And if you try to fly you'll fail
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But a voice said, "Lift up your head"
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And my heart burst out of my chest
Verse 3
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I woke up in America
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for the love of God
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I woke up in America
for something bigger than myself
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More than fireworks
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and fanfare
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More than a star- spangled banner
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You're still beautiful
America
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Verse 4
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Yeah it's late in the night and
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I look in the mirror
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Count the lines on my face and
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wonder how they got there
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Oh but every one's a story
of how grace appeared
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And carried me through the day
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And the voice said,
"This land ain't dead"
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You still got better days up ahead
Verse 5
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I woke up in America
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for the love of God
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I woke up in America
for something bigger than myself
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More than fireworks and fanfare
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More than a star- spangled banner
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You're still beautiful America
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Interlude 1
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Verse 6
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I've seen the horizon
ablaze in Arizona
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Shoreline shoutin' over California
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Moonlight dancin' over the Dakotas
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It breaks your heart, it's so beautiful
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Lady liberty, she leaves the light on
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From the west side all the
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way to Long Island
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Carolina Coast to the
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Rocky Mountains
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The sun is shining over me
Verse 7
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I woke up in America for the love of God
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I woke up in America
For something bigger than myself
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More than wealth or depression
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More than a red or blue nation
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Here in our hells and
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our heaven
Verse 8
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You're still beautiful America
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You're beautiful America
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You're beautiful America
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Woke Up in America
Matt Maher
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