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