Chords: F,C,Dm,A,Bb
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1. {softly}
F C Dm
American girls, and American guys, we'll always stand up and salute we'll
A Bb F
always, recognize when we see Old Glory flyin', there's a-lotta men dead, so
C
we could sleep in peace at night when we laid down our heads
2. {firmly}
F C
My daddy served in the Army, where-he lost his right eye but he flew a
Dm A Bb
flag out in our yard, 'till the day that he died, he wanted my mother, my
F C
brother, my sister an' me, to grow up an' live happy, in the land of the free
F C Dm
Now this nation that I love has fallen under attack, a mighty sucker-punch
A Bb
came flyin' in from somewhere in the back, soon as we could see clearly
F C Bb
through our big black eye, man we lit up your world like the Fourth of July
Chorus {firm & sustained}
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Dm C F
Hey Uncle Sam put your name at the top a' his list an' the Statue of Liberty
C Dm Bb
started shakin' her fist an' the eagle will fly, an' it's gonna be hell,
F C Dm
when you hear Mother Freedom start ringin' her bell an' it'll feel like the
C Dm Bb C
whole wide world is rainin' down on you, all brought to your courtesy,
F
of the Red White and Blue
Instrumental {firmly}
F C Dm A Bb F C
3. {softly until the "*" then firm}
F C Dm
Oh, justice will be served and the battle will rage, this big dog will fight
A Bb F
when you rattle his cage, an' you'll be sorry that you messed with, the U S
Bb *C F
of A, 'cause we'll put a boot in your ass it's the American way
Chorus {firm & sustained}
Dm C F
Hey Uncle Sam put your name at the top a' his list an' the Statue of Liberty
C Dm Bb
started shakin' her fist an' the eagle will fly, an' it's gonna be hell,
F C Dm
when you hear Mother Freedom start ringin' her bell an' it'll feel like the
C Dm Bb C
whole wide world is rainin' down on you, all brought to your courtesy,
F
of the Red White and Blue
C Dm Bb C F
Oh, ho, of the Red White and Blue
C Dm Bb C F
Oh, ho ho-oh oh, of my Red White and Blue
