Intro: GVerse 1G
There’s a strip mall round the corner, lease signs in every window.
CGAm
And fear in almost all my neighbors’ eyes.
G
There’s a disconnect between the politicians and the people
CGAm
We know half the time they’re gonna lie.
CEmD
Aren’t we all on the same side?
ChorusC
There’s no us and there’s no them. We’re all out there on a limb.
Em
There’s no Kings and there’s no Queens
D
Just a pot of melted dreams
C
What makes us so quick to fight?
Bm
No one wants to compromise
AmBmC
Sometimes it’s all so hard to understand.
EmC
Aren’t we all American?
GVerse 2G
We can’t agree on nothing, even as our country
CGAm
Is hanging in the balance by a thread.
G
There’s bonuses for bosses and bankers hiding losses
CBmAm
While our leaders close their eyes and turn their heads,
CEmD
Aren’t we all on the same side?
BridgeG
What if my son’s class was closing down
D
my brothers house the bank sold out,
Em
My father’s farm we could not save.
C
My mother lost her job today
G
My wife just said tuition’s more
D
Another year we can’t afford
C
So our daughter’s dropping out of school
Bm
If this was me, what would I do?
CChorusC
There’s no us and there’s no them. We’re all out there on a limb.
Em
There’s no Kings and there’s no Queens
D
Just a pot of melted dreams
BmC
What makes us so quick to fight?
Bm
No one wants to compromise
AmBmC
Sometimes it’s all so hard to understand.
GAmGC
Get back to being neighbors, family, and friends,
EmDC
Aren’t we all American?
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