Intro: F
F
There’s a strip mall round the corner, lease signs in every window.
A# F Gm
And fear in almost all my neighbors’ eyes.
F
There’s a disconnect between the politicians and the people
A# F Gm
We know half the time they’re gonna lie.
A# Dm C
Aren’t we all on the same side?
A#
There’s no us and there’s no them. We’re all out there on a limb.
Dm
There’s no Kings and there’s no Queens
C
Just a pot of melted dreams
A#
What makes us so quick to fight?
Am
No one wants to compromise
Gm Am A#
Sometimes it’s all so hard to understand.
Dm A#
Aren’t we all American?
F
F
We can’t agree on nothing, even as our country
A# F Gm
Is hanging in the balance by a thread.
F
There’s bonuses for bosses and bankers hiding losses
A# Am Gm
While our leaders close their eyes and turn their heads,
A# Dm C
Aren’t we all on the same side?
F
What if my son’s class was closing down
C
my brothers house the bank sold out,
Dm
My father’s farm we could not save.
A#
My mother lost her job today
F
My wife just said tuition’s more
C
Another year we can’t afford
A#
So our daughter’s dropping out of school
Am
If this was me, what would I do?
A#
A#
There’s no us and there’s no them. We’re all out there on a limb.
Dm
There’s no Kings and there’s no Queens
C
Just a pot of melted dreams
Am A#
What makes us so quick to fight?
Am
No one wants to compromise
Gm Am A#
Sometimes it’s all so hard to understand.
F Gm F A#
Get back to being neighbors, family, and friends,
Dm C A#
Aren’t we all American?