Born Again American - Keith's Version Chords

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I'm just [G] a working man without [Am] a job.
_ [F] I got shipped [C] off to [G] China via Washington, [C] D.C.
[F] I [C] know I'm nothing [G] special.
There's plenty [Am] more like me, [G] but just the same.
_ I thought I knew the rules of [C] the game.
_ I stood up [G] for this country [Am] that I love.
_ _ [F] I came [C] back from the desert [G] to a wife and [C] kids to feed.
[F] I'm [C] not saying Uncle [G] Sam should give me [Am] what I need.
[G] My offer stands.
_ _ I'll pull my weight.
Give me [C] half a chance.
_ _ I _ _ [F] went up to a [C] congressman and said to him,
You know, _ [G] our government is letting [C] people down.
_ [F] He said he'd need a lot of [C] help to buck the [Am] status quo.
[D] I said there was a bunch of us [G] around.
_ [C] I'm a born again _ American, _ [F] _ _ conceived in [C] liberty. _
_ _ [F] _ My Bible [C] is the Bill of [Am] Rights.
_ [D] _ My creed is [G] living free.
[C] A born [F] [C] again _ American.
[F] My _ country [E] tis of me [F] and [Fm] everyone [C] who [Am] shares the dream.
From [G] sea to [C] shining sea.
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[F] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ My [G] brother's welding chassis at [Am] the plant. _
_ [F] He's earning what [C] our granddad [G] did in [C] 1948.
[F] While CEOs [C] count bonuses [G] behind their [Am] castle [G] gates.
How can they see if all they care about's the do [C] re me?
_ _ It's getting [G] where there's nowhere [Am] left to turn.
_ [F] Not since the [C] crash of [G] 29 have things been [C] so unfair.
[F] So many [C] of our citizens [G] are living [Am] in despair.
[G] The time has come _ to reaffirm that hope's not [C] just for some.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] The promise of [C] America's surrendering to greed.
[G] The rule is just look out for [C] number one.
_ _ [F] But brace yourselves, some of [C] us have sown a [Am] different seed.
[D] The harvest of the spirit [G] has begun.
_ _ [C] I'm a born again American.
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Conceived in [C] liberty.
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My Bible [C] is the Bill of [Am] Rights.
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My creed [G] is living free.
_ [C] A born again _ American.
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My country [E] tis of me and [F] _ _
[Fm] everyone [C] who [Am] shares the dream.
[Dm] From sea [G] to [C] shining sea.
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[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ call [G] for justice echoes [Am] through the land.
_ [F] I hear it [C] in the voices [G] of people [C] everywhere.
[F] The farmer [C] in Nebraska.
[G] The grocer [Am] in St.
Clair.
A [G] rising tide.
_ The fight's returning to the [C] pilgrim's pride.
_ _ So gather [G] around you [Am] patriots like me.
_ [F] You friends [C] of Thomas Jefferson.
[G] You sons of [C] Thomas P.
[F] We'll share the [C] notion it's high [G] time we throw [C] the money changers [G] out of town.
_ _ Democracy can have no [C] golden crown. _ _ _ _
_ [F] Come all you true believers [C] in this nation of the brave.
[G] You faithful to the red, [C] white, and blue. _
_ _ [F] The moment is upon us [C] now.
The [Am] consequence is grave.
[D] We the people abdicate [G] our rule.
_ [C] I'm a born again American.
_ [F] _ _ Conceived [C] in liberty. _
_ _ [F] _ My Bible [C] is the Bill of Rights.
_ [D] _ My creed [G] is living free.
_ [C] A born again _ American.
[F] My _ country [E] tis of me.
_ [F] And [Fm] everyone [C] who [Am] shares the dream.
[Dm] From [G] sea to [Am] shining sea.
_ _ [F] And [Fm] everyone [C] who shares [Am] the dream.
[Dm] From sea [G] to shining [C] sea.
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