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