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