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