| Am | C | |
| When we all had | finally washed ashore |
| Dm | Fm | |
| It was clear th | ere was no one else | around |
| Am | C | |
| We decl | ared a national | holiday |
| Dm | Am | |
| A ch | ance to build it from the | ground |
| Pre chorus: |
| Am | G | F | Fm | |
| So far away | from everyon | e and everything sta | rts today |
| Chorus: |
| C | Dm | |
| Let's keep it | together |
| C | Dm | |
| Can we keep it | together |
| C | Dm | F | |
| We're singing a | new song | now |
| Fm | C | |
| and everything starts | today |
| Am | |
| Can we ri | se |
| C | |
| Can we get along all | right |
| Dm | Fm | |
| Can we m | iss the storm that sucked the | whole world in |
| Am | |
| And the b | oats went out at night |
| C | |
| And the cho | ppers in the sky |
| Dm | Fm | |
| They searc | hed, but they could find no trace of | us |
| Am | G | F | Fm | |
| So far away | from everyon | e and everything sta | rts today |
| C | Dm | |
| Let's keep it together |
| C | Dm | |
| Can we keep it together |
| C | Dm | F | |
| We're singing a | new song | now |
| Fm | C | |
| and everything starts | today |
| Bridge: |
| Am | |
| The thunder s | truck the clouds appear |
| C | |
| Our fearless | crew was not prepared |
| G | F | C | |
| And pretty s | oon the boats came for us half a million strong |
| Am | |
| We gathe | red arms and fired shells |
| C | |
| We built a w | all around ourselves |
| G | F | |
| And pretty | soon the spirit was a lot like it what i | t used to be back |
| Am | C | Dm | Am | G |
| home |
| Pre chorus: |
| Am | G | F | Fm | |
| So far | away from eve | ryone and | everything starts today |
| Chorus: |
| C | Dm | |
| Let's keep it together |
| C | Dm | |
| Can we keep it together |
| C | Dm | F | |
| We're singing a | new song | now |
| Fm | C | |
| and everything starts t | oday |