C#m: 446654
A: 002220 o 577655
E: 022100 o 779997
B: 224442 o 799877
You were lost and got lucky
Came upon the shore
Found you were conquering America
You spoke of peace
But waged a war
While you were conquering America
C#m A E B [x2]
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There was land to take
A
And people to kill
E B
While you were conquering America
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You served yourself
A
Did God's will
E B
While you were conquering America
C#m A E B
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The ghost of Columbus
A
Haunts this world
E B
'Cause you're still conquering America
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The meek won't survive
A
Or inherit the earth
E B
'Cause you're still conquering America
C#m A E B
(Uh!) America, (uh!) America,
C#m A E B
(Uh!) America, (uh!)
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You found bodies to serve
A
Submit and degrade
E B
While you were conquering America
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Made us soldiers and junkies
A
Prisoners and slaves
E B
While you were conquering America
Chorus...
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You hands are at my throat
A
My back's against the wall
E B
Because you're still conquering America
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We're sick and tired
A
Hungry and poor
E B
'Cause you're still conquering America
C#m A E B [x2]
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You bomb the very ground
A
That feeds your own babies
E B
You're still conquering America
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Your sons and your daughters
A
May never sing your praises
E B
While you're conquering America
Chorus...
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I see you eyes
A
Seek a distant shore
E B
While you're conquering America
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Taking rockets to the moon
A
Trying to find a new world
E B
And you're still conquering America
Chorus...
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The ghost of Columbus
A
Haunts this world
E B
'Cause you're still conquering America
C#m A
You're still conquering America
E B
You're still conquering America
C#m A E B
Uh!
