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