Chords for Red Sovine - Pledge of Allegiance (1976)
Tempo:
117.45 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
Back [A] several years ago when I was a kid [D] in school, our class was reciting [G] the
Pledge of Allegiance one day [A] and the school [D] principal walked in and he stepped
in front [Bb] of the class and looking real serious [G] he said, I have been listening [A] to
you boys and girls recite the Pledge of [D] Allegiance all semester and it seems as
though it's becoming monotonous to [G] you.
[A] So if I [D] may I would like to recite it
[G] and try to explain to you the meaning [A] of each word.
[Bb] I, [Bb]
we, [E] an [Bb] individual, [D] a committee
of one, [Bb] pledge, dedicate [Bm] all my worldly [Dm] goods to give without [A] self-pity.
Allegiance,
[Eb] my love and [Bm] my devotion to the flag, [E] our standard, [Bb] oh glory, a symbol of freedom
and wherever she waves there's respect [D] because your loyalty [A] has given her
dignity that shouts freedom is everybody's job.
[D] United and that means
that we have all come together.
States, [G]
individual [A] communities [E] that have united
into 48 great states, [Gm] 48 individual [B] communities with [D] pride and dignity and
purpose, all divided with imaginary [G] boundaries yet united to a [D] common
[A] purpose and that's love for country [D]
and to the Republic.
Republic, [G] a state in
which sovereign powers [A] is invested in representatives [Bm] chosen by the people to
govern and government is the [A] people [Bb] and it's from the people to the leaders not
from the leaders to the people [G] for which it stands.
[A] One nation, one nation [D] meaning
oh so blessed by God, indivisible, [G] incapable [A] of being divided [D] with liberty
which is freedom, [Gm] the right of power to live [E] one's own life without [Bb] threats,
fears [D] or some sort of [Gm] retaliation and [Bb] justice, the [D] principle or qualities of
dealing fairly with others for [G] all, for all which [D] means [A] boys and girls it's as
much your country [Bm] as it is mine and now boys and girls [G]
let [A] me hear you [Bb] recite
the Pledge [Gm]
of Allegiance.
[Bm]
[G] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United
States of America
[Bm] and to the Republic for which [G] it stands, one nation, [A] indivisible
[Bm] with liberty and justice for all.
[E]
And since I [Bb] was that small boy two [D] states
have been added to our country [A] and two words [E] have been added to the Pledge [Bb] of
Allegiance, under God.
Oh wouldn't it be a pity if someone said it's a prayer [Gb] and
that would be eliminated from our schools too.
[G] [Bm]
[N]
Back [A] several years ago when I was a kid [D] in school, our class was reciting [G] the
Pledge of Allegiance one day [A] and the school [D] principal walked in and he stepped
in front [Bb] of the class and looking real serious [G] he said, I have been listening [A] to
you boys and girls recite the Pledge of [D] Allegiance all semester and it seems as
though it's becoming monotonous to [G] you.
[A] So if I [D] may I would like to recite it
[G] and try to explain to you the meaning [A] of each word.
[Bb] I, [Bb]
we, [E] an [Bb] individual, [D] a committee
of one, [Bb] pledge, dedicate [Bm] all my worldly [Dm] goods to give without [A] self-pity.
Allegiance,
[Eb] my love and [Bm] my devotion to the flag, [E] our standard, [Bb] oh glory, a symbol of freedom
and wherever she waves there's respect [D] because your loyalty [A] has given her
dignity that shouts freedom is everybody's job.
[D] United and that means
that we have all come together.
States, [G]
individual [A] communities [E] that have united
into 48 great states, [Gm] 48 individual [B] communities with [D] pride and dignity and
purpose, all divided with imaginary [G] boundaries yet united to a [D] common
[A] purpose and that's love for country [D]
and to the Republic.
Republic, [G] a state in
which sovereign powers [A] is invested in representatives [Bm] chosen by the people to
govern and government is the [A] people [Bb] and it's from the people to the leaders not
from the leaders to the people [G] for which it stands.
[A] One nation, one nation [D] meaning
oh so blessed by God, indivisible, [G] incapable [A] of being divided [D] with liberty
which is freedom, [Gm] the right of power to live [E] one's own life without [Bb] threats,
fears [D] or some sort of [Gm] retaliation and [Bb] justice, the [D] principle or qualities of
dealing fairly with others for [G] all, for all which [D] means [A] boys and girls it's as
much your country [Bm] as it is mine and now boys and girls [G]
let [A] me hear you [Bb] recite
the Pledge [Gm]
of Allegiance.
[Bm]
[G] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United
States of America
[Bm] and to the Republic for which [G] it stands, one nation, [A] indivisible
[Bm] with liberty and justice for all.
[E]
And since I [Bb] was that small boy two [D] states
have been added to our country [A] and two words [E] have been added to the Pledge [Bb] of
Allegiance, under God.
Oh wouldn't it be a pity if someone said it's a prayer [Gb] and
that would be eliminated from our schools too.
[G] [Bm]
[N]
Key:
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Bb
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Back [A] several years ago when I was a kid [D] in school, _ our class was reciting [G] the
Pledge of Allegiance one day [A] _ and the school [D] principal walked in and he stepped
in front [Bb] of the class and looking real serious [G] he said, _ _ I have been listening [A] to
you boys and girls recite the Pledge of [D] Allegiance all semester _ and it seems as
though it's becoming monotonous to [G] you.
_ [A] So if I [D] may I would like to recite it
[G] and try to explain to you the meaning [A] of each word.
[Bb] _ _ _ I, [Bb]
we, _ [E] an [Bb] individual, _ [D] a committee
of one, _ _ [Bb] pledge, _ dedicate [Bm] all my worldly [Dm] goods to give without [A] self-pity.
_ _ Allegiance,
[Eb] my love and [Bm] my devotion to the flag, [E] our standard, [Bb] oh glory, a symbol of freedom
and wherever she waves there's respect [D] because your loyalty [A] has given her
dignity that shouts freedom is everybody's job.
[D] _ United and that means
that we have all come together.
_ _ States, [G] _
individual [A] communities [E] that have united
into 48 great states, [Gm] 48 individual [B] communities with [D] pride and dignity and
purpose, all divided with imaginary [G] boundaries yet united to a [D] common
[A] purpose and that's love for country _ [D]
and to the Republic.
_ Republic, [G] a state in
which sovereign powers [A] is invested in representatives [Bm] chosen by the people to
govern and government is the [A] people [Bb] and it's from the people to the leaders not
from the leaders to the people _ [G] for which it stands. _
[A] One nation, _ one nation [D] meaning
oh so blessed by God, _ indivisible, [G] _ incapable [A] of being divided _ [D] with liberty
which is freedom, [Gm] the right of power to live [E] one's own life without [Bb] threats,
fears [D] or some sort of [Gm] retaliation and [Bb] justice, the [D] principle or qualities of
dealing fairly with others _ for [G] all, _ for all which [D] means [A] boys and girls it's as
much your country [Bm] as it is mine and now boys and girls _ [G]
let [A] me hear you [Bb] recite
the Pledge [Gm]
of Allegiance.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United
States of America _
[Bm] and to the Republic for which [G] it stands, one nation, _ [A] indivisible
[Bm] with liberty and justice for all.
_ [E]
And since I [Bb] was that small boy two [D] states
have been added to our country [A] and two words [E] have been added to the Pledge [Bb] of
Allegiance, under God.
_ Oh wouldn't it be a pity if someone said it's a prayer [Gb] and
that would be eliminated from our schools too.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ Back [A] several years ago when I was a kid [D] in school, _ our class was reciting [G] the
Pledge of Allegiance one day [A] _ and the school [D] principal walked in and he stepped
in front [Bb] of the class and looking real serious [G] he said, _ _ I have been listening [A] to
you boys and girls recite the Pledge of [D] Allegiance all semester _ and it seems as
though it's becoming monotonous to [G] you.
_ [A] So if I [D] may I would like to recite it
[G] and try to explain to you the meaning [A] of each word.
[Bb] _ _ _ I, [Bb]
we, _ [E] an [Bb] individual, _ [D] a committee
of one, _ _ [Bb] pledge, _ dedicate [Bm] all my worldly [Dm] goods to give without [A] self-pity.
_ _ Allegiance,
[Eb] my love and [Bm] my devotion to the flag, [E] our standard, [Bb] oh glory, a symbol of freedom
and wherever she waves there's respect [D] because your loyalty [A] has given her
dignity that shouts freedom is everybody's job.
[D] _ United and that means
that we have all come together.
_ _ States, [G] _
individual [A] communities [E] that have united
into 48 great states, [Gm] 48 individual [B] communities with [D] pride and dignity and
purpose, all divided with imaginary [G] boundaries yet united to a [D] common
[A] purpose and that's love for country _ [D]
and to the Republic.
_ Republic, [G] a state in
which sovereign powers [A] is invested in representatives [Bm] chosen by the people to
govern and government is the [A] people [Bb] and it's from the people to the leaders not
from the leaders to the people _ [G] for which it stands. _
[A] One nation, _ one nation [D] meaning
oh so blessed by God, _ indivisible, [G] _ incapable [A] of being divided _ [D] with liberty
which is freedom, [Gm] the right of power to live [E] one's own life without [Bb] threats,
fears [D] or some sort of [Gm] retaliation and [Bb] justice, the [D] principle or qualities of
dealing fairly with others _ for [G] all, _ for all which [D] means [A] boys and girls it's as
much your country [Bm] as it is mine and now boys and girls _ [G]
let [A] me hear you [Bb] recite
the Pledge [Gm]
of Allegiance.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United
States of America _
[Bm] and to the Republic for which [G] it stands, one nation, _ [A] indivisible
[Bm] with liberty and justice for all.
_ [E]
And since I [Bb] was that small boy two [D] states
have been added to our country [A] and two words [E] have been added to the Pledge [Bb] of
Allegiance, under God.
_ Oh wouldn't it be a pity if someone said it's a prayer [Gb] and
that would be eliminated from our schools too.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _