Capo 7th
Intro
G D Am C D x2
Em G D
I heard you sing a rebel song,
Em G D
sung it loud and all alone.
Em G D
We can't afford the things you save,
Em G D
we can't afford the warranty.
Bm
I see you walking in the glare
Bm A
down the county road we share.
Bm
Our southern blood, my heresy,
A. Bm
damn that ol' confederacy.
G D
It took a long time to
Am C D
become the thing I am to you.
G D Am
And you won't tear it apart
C D
without a fight, without a heart.
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Em G D
I'm sorry for what you have learned,
Em G D
when you feel the tables turn.
Em G D
To run so hard in your race,
Em G D
now you find who set the pace.
Bm
The landed aristocracy
A Bm
exploiting all your enmity.
Bm
All your daddies fought in vain,
A Bm
leave you with the mark of Cain.
G D
It took a long time to
Am C D
become the thing I am to you.
G D Am
And you won't tear it apart
C D
without a fight, without a heart.
G D
It took a long time to
Am C D
become you, become you.
G D Am C D x2
Em G D
The center holds, so they say.
Em G D
It never held too well for me.
Em G D
I won't stop short for common ground
Em G D
that vilifies the trodden down.
Bm
The center held the bonded slave
A Bm
for the sake of industry.
Bm
The center held the bloody hand
A Bm
of the executioner man.
G D
It took a long time to
Am C D
become the thing I am to you.
G D Am
And you won't tear it apart
C D
without a fight, without a heart.
G D
It took a long time to
Am C D
become you, become you.
