Chords for Mavis Staples & Levon Helm - "This Is My Country" (Full Album Stream)

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_ _ [C] _ We [Am] don't have the right to say [F] it's my country.
[G] My country.
[C] Before they give in, [Am] they'd rather fuss and fight than [F] say it's my country. _ My country.
[C] I've paved [Bb] 300 years [F] or more _ [C] of slave [Bb] driving sweat [F] and wealth on my back.
[D] This is my [Dm] country.
[G] My country.
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _
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_ [C] Too many [G] have died [Am] in protecting my pride.
[F] For me to go second [G] class.
This is my country.
[C] We survive [G] the hard [A] blows.
And I want you to know [F] that you must face up at [G] bad times.
This is my country.
[C] I know [Bb] you will give [F] consideration.
_ [C] Shall we [Bb] perish unjust [F] or live equal as a nation?
[D] This is my country.
[Dm] My [G] _ [C] country.
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
And [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] I know you will give [G] consideration.
_ _ Shall we [D] perish unjust [Bb] or live equal [A] as a nation?
[C] This is my country.
Yes it [G] is.
But [C] I don't feel too proud right [Db] now y'all.
We need to get our [C] house in order.
I'm [F] seeing far too many children [C] with no shoes [Bb] on their feet.
[F] And way too many [C] babies _ ain't got [Bb] enough food to eat.
[F] And what's up with these [C] people [Bb] disrespecting our [F] president?
Spending all their [C] time [Bb] saying he's not [F] a legal resident.
_ _ [C] You got [D] some folks throwing a party [F] _
when nobody invited [C] me.
[Gm] They're mixing up [F] the Kool-Aid y'all.
_ [C] Passing it off as [Bb] cheap.
_ [F] I hear a lot of people saying [C] they want to take their country [F] back. _
[D] Well, [C] back to the 50s and the [Gm] 60s.
[F] That don't sound [Eb] like progress to me.
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_ [C] I hear a lot of people saying they [Bb] want to take [F] their country back.
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_ [Dm] But I don't feel too proud right [G] _ _
_ _ [C] now y [Bm] _ _ [Am]'all.
_ _ [F] We need to get our [G] house in order.
I'm seeing far too many children with no shoes on their feet.
And way too many babies ain't got enough food to eat.
And what's up with these people disrespecting our [C] _ _ [G] president?
We need to get [Am] _ _
_ [F] our house in order.
I hear a lot of people saying they want to take their country back.
[D] _
My country!
[C] _ _ [Am] This is my country!
[F] Oh yeah!
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My [C] country!
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_ _ _ [F] _ This is [Dm] my country!
_ _ [F] This is my country!
Uh huh, uh [C] huh! _
Don't get in my way! _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes!
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