For America Jackson Browne
Intro:
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Vers 1:
[Dm]As if i really didnt understand
T[Bb]hat i was just another part of their plan
I wen[C]t off looking for the promise
[Dm]Believing in the Motherland
Vers 2:
[Dm]And from the comfort of a dreamer's bed
[Bb]And the safety of my own head
[C]I went on speaking of the future
[Dm]While other people fought and bled
Bridge 1:
[F]The kid I was when I first left h[Bb]ome
[F]Was looking for his freedom and a life of his [Bb]own
[F]But the freedom that he found wasn't quite as [Bb]sweet
[F]When the truth was known[Bb] [C]
Chorus 1:
[C]I have prayed for America
[Am]I was made for America
[Bb]It's in my blood and in my bones
By the dawn's early ligh[Bb]t[-] [C]
By all I know is right[Bb] [-] [C]
We're going to reap what we have sown[Bb] [-] [C]
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Vers 4
[Dm]As if freedom was a question of might
[Bb]As if loyalty was black and white
[C]You hear people say it all the time-
[Dm]"My country wrong or right"
Vers 5
[Dm]I want to know what that's got to do
[Bb]With what it takes to find out what's true
[C]With everyone from the President on down
[Dm]Trying to keep it from you
Bridge 2
[F]The thing I wonder about the Dads[Bb] and Moms
[F]Who send their sons to the Vietna[Bb]ms
[F]Will they really think their way [Bb]of life
[F]Has been protected as the next wa[Bb]r comes?[C]
Chorus 2
[C]I have prayed for America
[Am]I was made for America
[Bb]Her shining dream plays in my mind
By the rockets red glare[Bb] [-] [C]
A generation's blank sta[Bb]re[-] [C]
We better wake her up th[Bb]is [-]ti[C]me
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Solo:
Bridge 3:
[F]The kid I was when I first left h[Bb]ome
[F]Was looking for his freedom and a[Bb] life of his own
[F]But the freedom that he found was[Bb]n't quite as sweet
[F]When the truth was known[Bb] [C]
Chorus 3:
[C]I have prayed for America
[Am]I was made for America
[Bb]I can't let go till she comes around
Until the land of the fr[Bb]ee[-] [C]
Is awake and can see[Bb] [-] [C]
And until her conscience[Bb] ha[-]s [C]been found
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Outro
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