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