Chords for Independence Day
Tempo:
118.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
Well, [A] she seemed all right [D] by dawn's early light, [A] though she looked a little [D] worried and weak.
[A] She tried to pretend he [D] wasn't drinking [A]
again, [E] but daddy left the proof on her cheek.
[D] [A] And I was only eight [D] years old that summer, [A] and I always seemed to be [D] in the way.
[F#m] So I took myself down [D] to the [A] fair in town [E] on Independence [A] Day.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Well, word gets around [D] in a small, small [A] town, they said he was a dangerous [D] man.
[A] But mama was proud and [D] she stood [A] her ground, [E] she knew she was on the losing end.
[D] [A] Some folks whisper, [D] some folks talk, [A] but everybody looked the [D] other way.
[F#m] When time ran out, there was [A] no one to balance [E] on Independence [A] Day.
Let [E] freedom ring, let the white [F#m] dove sing.
Let [D] the whole world know [A] that today is a [E] day of reckoning.
Let the weak [F#m] be strong, let the right [D] be wrong.
Rule the [A] story, kill [E] today, 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 [A] down some names, [E] sent 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 a [D] revolution, [A]
[E] it's Independence [A] Day.
Let [E] freedom ring, let the white [F#m] dove sing.
Let [D] the whole world [A] know that today is a [E] day of reckoning.
Let the weak [F#m] be strong, let the right [D] be wrong.
Rule the [A] story, kill [E] today, it's Independence [A] Day.
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[A] [D]
Well, [A] she seemed all right [D] by dawn's early light, [A] though she looked a little [D] worried and weak.
[A] She tried to pretend he [D] wasn't drinking [A]
again, [E] but daddy left the proof on her cheek.
[D] [A] And I was only eight [D] years old that summer, [A] and I always seemed to be [D] in the way.
[F#m] So I took myself down [D] to the [A] fair in town [E] on Independence [A] Day.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Well, word gets around [D] in a small, small [A] town, they said he was a dangerous [D] man.
[A] But mama was proud and [D] she stood [A] her ground, [E] she knew she was on the losing end.
[D] [A] Some folks whisper, [D] some folks talk, [A] but everybody looked the [D] other way.
[F#m] When time ran out, there was [A] no one to balance [E] on Independence [A] Day.
Let [E] freedom ring, let the white [F#m] dove sing.
Let [D] the whole world know [A] that today is a [E] day of reckoning.
Let the weak [F#m] be strong, let the right [D] be wrong.
Rule the [A] story, kill [E] today, 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 [A] down some names, [E] sent 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 a [D] revolution, [A]
[E] it's Independence [A] Day.
Let [E] freedom ring, let the white [F#m] dove sing.
Let [D] the whole world [A] know that today is a [E] day of reckoning.
Let the weak [F#m] be strong, let the right [D] be wrong.
Rule the [A] story, kill [E] today, it's Independence [A] Day.
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
Bm
A
D
E
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Well, [A] she seemed all right [D] by dawn's early light, [A] though she looked a little [D] worried and weak. _
[A] She tried to pretend he [D] wasn't drinking [A]
again, [E] but daddy left the proof on her cheek. _
[D] _ [A] And I was only eight [D] years old that summer, [A] and I always seemed to be [D] in the way. _
[F#m] So I took myself down [D] to the [A] fair in town [E] on Independence [A] _ Day.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Well, word gets around [D] in a small, small [A] town, they said he was a dangerous [D] man.
_ [A] But mama was proud and [D] she stood [A] her ground, [E] she knew she was on the losing end.
_ [D] _ [A] Some folks whisper, [D] some folks talk, [A] but everybody looked the [D] other way.
_ [F#m] When time ran out, there was [A] no one to balance [E] on Independence [A] Day.
_ _ _ Let [E] freedom ring, _ _ let the white [F#m] dove sing. _ _ _
Let [D] the whole world know [A] that today is a [E] day of _ reckoning.
Let the weak [F#m] be strong, _ _ let the right [D] be _ wrong.
_ Rule the [A] story, _ kill [E] today, 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 [A] down some names, [E] sent 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 a [D] revolution, [A] _
_ [E] it's Independence [A] _ Day.
_ _ Let [E] freedom ring, _ let the white [F#m] dove sing.
_ _ Let [D] the whole world [A] know that today is a [E] day of reckoning.
_ Let the weak [F#m] be strong, _ let the right [D] be _ _ wrong.
Rule the _ [A] story, kill [E] today, it's Independence [A] Day. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Well, [A] she seemed all right [D] by dawn's early light, [A] though she looked a little [D] worried and weak. _
[A] She tried to pretend he [D] wasn't drinking [A]
again, [E] but daddy left the proof on her cheek. _
[D] _ [A] And I was only eight [D] years old that summer, [A] and I always seemed to be [D] in the way. _
[F#m] So I took myself down [D] to the [A] fair in town [E] on Independence [A] _ Day.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Well, word gets around [D] in a small, small [A] town, they said he was a dangerous [D] man.
_ [A] But mama was proud and [D] she stood [A] her ground, [E] she knew she was on the losing end.
_ [D] _ [A] Some folks whisper, [D] some folks talk, [A] but everybody looked the [D] other way.
_ [F#m] When time ran out, there was [A] no one to balance [E] on Independence [A] Day.
_ _ _ Let [E] freedom ring, _ _ let the white [F#m] dove sing. _ _ _
Let [D] the whole world know [A] that today is a [E] day of _ reckoning.
Let the weak [F#m] be strong, _ _ let the right [D] be _ wrong.
_ Rule the [A] story, _ kill [E] today, 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 [A] down some names, [E] sent 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 a [D] revolution, [A] _
_ [E] it's Independence [A] _ Day.
_ _ Let [E] freedom ring, _ let the white [F#m] dove sing.
_ _ Let [D] the whole world [A] know that today is a [E] day of reckoning.
_ Let the weak [F#m] be strong, _ let the right [D] be _ _ wrong.
Rule the _ [A] story, kill [E] today, it's Independence [A] Day. _
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