Chords for Independence Day
Tempo:
118.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
Well, she [A] seemed all right by [D] dawn's early light, though [A] she looked a little worried [D] and weak.
[A] She tried to pretend he [D] wasn't [A] drinking again, [E] but daddy left the poop on her cheek.
[D] [A] And I was only eight [D] years old that summer, [A] and I always seemed to be in [D] the way.
[F#m] So I took myself down to [D] the [A] fair in town [E] on Independence [A] Day.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Well, word gets around [D] in a small, small town, [A] they said he was a dangerous [D] man.
[A] But mama was proud and [D] she [A] stood her ground.
[E] She knew she was on the losing end.
[D] [A] Some folks whistled, [D] some folks talked, but [A] everybody looked the other [D] way.
[F#m] When time ran out, there [D] was no [A] one left [E] on Independence [A] Day.
Let [E] freedom ring, let the white [F#m] dove sing.
Let [D] the whole world know that [A] today is a [E] day of reckoning.
Let [F#m] peace roam, let the right [D] be wrong.
Roll the [A] stone, let the guilty [E] pay.
It's Independence [A] Day.
[D]
[A] [D]
[Bm] Well, [A] she lit up the sky [D] that Fourth of July [A] by the time that the [D] firemen come.
[A] They just put out the flames [D] and took down [A] some names.
[E] Send me to the county hall.
[D] [A] Now I ain't saying [D] it's right or it's wrong, [A] but maybe it's the [D] only way.
[F#m] Talk about your [D] revolution.
[A]
[E] It's Independence [A] Day.
Let freedom [E]
ring, let the white [F#m] dove sing.
[D] Let the whole world [A] know that today is [E] a day of reckoning.
Let the weak [F#m] be strong, let the right [D] be wrong.
Roll the [A] stone, let the guilty [E] pay.
It's Independence [A] Day.
[D] Roll the [A]
[D] stone, it's Independence [A] Day.
[D] [A]
[A] [D]
Well, she [A] seemed all right by [D] dawn's early light, though [A] she looked a little worried [D] and weak.
[A] She tried to pretend he [D] wasn't [A] drinking again, [E] but daddy left the poop on her cheek.
[D] [A] And I was only eight [D] years old that summer, [A] and I always seemed to be in [D] the way.
[F#m] So I took myself down to [D] the [A] fair in town [E] on Independence [A] Day.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Well, word gets around [D] in a small, small town, [A] they said he was a dangerous [D] man.
[A] But mama was proud and [D] she [A] stood her ground.
[E] She knew she was on the losing end.
[D] [A] Some folks whistled, [D] some folks talked, but [A] everybody looked the other [D] way.
[F#m] When time ran out, there [D] was no [A] one left [E] on Independence [A] Day.
Let [E] freedom ring, let the white [F#m] dove sing.
Let [D] the whole world know that [A] today is a [E] day of reckoning.
Let [F#m] peace roam, let the right [D] be wrong.
Roll the [A] stone, let the guilty [E] pay.
It's Independence [A] Day.
[D]
[A] [D]
[Bm] Well, [A] she lit up the sky [D] that Fourth of July [A] by the time that the [D] firemen come.
[A] They just put out the flames [D] and took down [A] some names.
[E] Send me to the county hall.
[D] [A] Now I ain't saying [D] it's right or it's wrong, [A] but maybe it's the [D] only way.
[F#m] Talk about your [D] revolution.
[A]
[E] It's Independence [A] Day.
Let freedom [E]
ring, let the white [F#m] dove sing.
[D] Let the whole world [A] know that today is [E] a day of reckoning.
Let the weak [F#m] be strong, let the right [D] be wrong.
Roll the [A] stone, let the guilty [E] pay.
It's Independence [A] Day.
[D] Roll the [A]
[D] stone, it's Independence [A] Day.
[D] [A]
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
Bm
A
D
E
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Well, she [A] seemed all right by [D] dawn's early light, though [A] she looked a little worried [D] and weak. _
[A] She tried to pretend he [D] wasn't [A] drinking again, [E] but daddy left the poop on her cheek. _ _
[D] [A] And I was only eight [D] years old that summer, [A] and I always seemed to be in [D] the way. _
[F#m] So I took myself down to [D] the [A] fair in town _ [E] on Independence [A] _ Day.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] Well, word gets around [D] in a small, small town, [A] they said he was a dangerous [D] man.
_ [A] But mama was proud and [D] she [A] stood her ground.
[E] She knew she was on the losing end.
_ [D] _ [A] Some folks whistled, [D] some folks talked, but [A] everybody looked the other [D] way.
_ [F#m] When time ran out, there [D] was no [A] one left [E] on _ Independence [A] Day.
_ _ _ Let [E] freedom _ _ _ ring, let the white [F#m] dove sing. _ _ _
Let [D] the whole world know that [A] today is a [E] day of _ reckoning.
Let _ [F#m] peace _ roam, let the right [D] be _ wrong.
_ Roll the [A] stone, let the guilty [E] pay.
It's Independence [A] Day.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] Well, [A] she lit up the sky [D] that Fourth of July [A] by the time that the [D] firemen come. _
[A] They just put out the flames [D] and took down [A] some names.
[E] Send me to the county hall. _
[D] _ [A] Now I ain't saying [D] it's right or it's wrong, [A] but maybe it's the [D] only way. _
_ [F#m] Talk about your _ [D] revolution.
[A] _
_ [E] It's Independence [A] Day. _
_ _ Let freedom [E] _ _
ring, _ let the white [F#m] dove sing.
_ _ _ _ [D] Let the whole world [A] know that today is [E] a day of reckoning.
_ _ Let the weak [F#m] be strong, _ _ let the right [D] be _ _ wrong.
Roll the [A] stone, let the guilty [E] pay.
It's Independence [A] Day. _
_ [D] _ Roll the _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] stone, it's Independence [A] Day. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Well, she [A] seemed all right by [D] dawn's early light, though [A] she looked a little worried [D] and weak. _
[A] She tried to pretend he [D] wasn't [A] drinking again, [E] but daddy left the poop on her cheek. _ _
[D] [A] And I was only eight [D] years old that summer, [A] and I always seemed to be in [D] the way. _
[F#m] So I took myself down to [D] the [A] fair in town _ [E] on Independence [A] _ Day.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] Well, word gets around [D] in a small, small town, [A] they said he was a dangerous [D] man.
_ [A] But mama was proud and [D] she [A] stood her ground.
[E] She knew she was on the losing end.
_ [D] _ [A] Some folks whistled, [D] some folks talked, but [A] everybody looked the other [D] way.
_ [F#m] When time ran out, there [D] was no [A] one left [E] on _ Independence [A] Day.
_ _ _ Let [E] freedom _ _ _ ring, let the white [F#m] dove sing. _ _ _
Let [D] the whole world know that [A] today is a [E] day of _ reckoning.
Let _ [F#m] peace _ roam, let the right [D] be _ wrong.
_ Roll the [A] stone, let the guilty [E] pay.
It's Independence [A] Day.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] Well, [A] she lit up the sky [D] that Fourth of July [A] by the time that the [D] firemen come. _
[A] They just put out the flames [D] and took down [A] some names.
[E] Send me to the county hall. _
[D] _ [A] Now I ain't saying [D] it's right or it's wrong, [A] but maybe it's the [D] only way. _
_ [F#m] Talk about your _ [D] revolution.
[A] _
_ [E] It's Independence [A] Day. _
_ _ Let freedom [E] _ _
ring, _ let the white [F#m] dove sing.
_ _ _ _ [D] Let the whole world [A] know that today is [E] a day of reckoning.
_ _ Let the weak [F#m] be strong, _ _ let the right [D] be _ _ wrong.
Roll the [A] stone, let the guilty [E] pay.
It's Independence [A] Day. _
_ [D] _ Roll the _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] stone, it's Independence [A] Day. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _