Intro
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[Verse 1]
D C
Well, my shoes, they come from Singapore
D
My flashlight's from Taiwan
D C
My tablecloth's from Malaysia
D
My belt buckle's from the Amazon
D C
You know, this shirt I wear comes from the Philippines
D
And the car I drive is a Chevrolet
D C
It was put together down in Argentina
C D
By a guy makin' thirty cents a day
[Chorus]
G D
Well, it's sundown on the union
G D
Dnd what's made in the U.S.A
G D
Sure was a good idea
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'Til greed got in the way
[Verse 2]
D C
Well, this silk dress is from Hong Kong
D
And the pearls are from Japan
D C
Well, the dog collar's from India
D
And the flower pot's from Pakistan
D C
All the furniture, it says "Made in Brazil"
D
Where a woman, she slaved for sure
D C
Bringin' home thirty cents a day to a family of twelve
D
You know, that's a lot of money to her
[Chorus]
G D
Well, it's sundown on the union
G D
Dnd what's made in the U.S.A
G D
Sure was a good idea
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'Til greed got in the way
[Verse 3]
D C
Well, you know, lots of people complainin' that there is no work
D
I say, "Why you say that for
D C
When nothin' you got is U.S.-made?"
D
They don't make nothin' here no more
D C
You know, capitalism is above the law
D
It say, "It don't count 'less it sells."
D C
When it costs too much to build it at home
D
You just build it cheaper someplace else
[Chorus]
G D
Well, it's sundown on the union
G D
Dnd what's made in the U.S.A
G D
Sure was a good idea
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'Til greed got in the way
[Verse 4]
D C
Well, the job that you used to have
D
They gave it to somebody down in El Salvador
D C
The unions are big business, friend
D
And they're goin' out like a dinosaur
D C
They used to grow food in Kansas
D
Now they want to grow it on the moon and eat it raw
D C
I can see the day coming when even your home garden
D
Is gonna be against the law
[Chorus]
G D
Well, it's sundown on the union
G D
Dnd what's made in the U.S.A
G D
Sure was a good idea
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'Til greed got in the way
[Verse 5]
D C
Democracy don't rule the world
D
You'd better get that in your head
D C
This world is ruled by violence
D
But I guess that's better left unsaid
D C
From Broadway to the Milky Way
D
That's a lot of territory indeed
D C
And a man's gonna do what he has to do
D
When he's got a hungry mouth to feed
[Chorus]
G D
Well, it's sundown on the union
G D
Dnd what's made in the U.S.A
G D
Sure was a good idea
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'Til greed got in the way
[Outro]
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(repeat and fade)