THE AMERICAN IN ME - Michael McDermott- Michael-McDermott.com
[G-C-G-D]
[G] STEEPLES OF WHITE, WINDS OF [C]CHANGE AND FEAR
F[G]LAGS ON FIRE, SOMETHING LOOMI[C]NG NEAR
F[G]ROM SHORE TO SHORE....FROM SEA TO SHINING[C] SEA
I[G] AM THIS LAND...MAYBE THIS L[C]AND IS ME
F[G]AMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEM[C]PT
M[G]Y INNOCENCE...WONDERING WHER[C]E IT WENT
Y[Am]OU MUST DEFEND, WHAT YOU THINK I[D]S YOURS
? S[Em]OMETIMES I FIGHT...LITTLE DIRTY WAR[C]S
I[G]TS THE AMERICAN IN ME[C][G]
F[G]OXHOLE PRAYERS, CRUCIFIXTIONS BUR[C]N
Y[G]OU CAN ENDURE, THAT DON?T MEAN YO[C]U LEARN
I[Am]?M NOT EVEN SURE, WHAT IS BEING DON[D]E
S[Em]OMETIMES I WONDER, WHAT WILL BECOME[C]
O[G]F THE AMERICAN IN ME[C]
S[G]OMETIMES I LOOK, I DON?T WANNA SEE[C]
I[Em]TS THE AMERI[D]CAN IN ME[C]
O[Em]LD MEN IN DINING CARS OF ALL NIGHT TRAINS
L[Bm]OOKING OUT THE WINDOW AT THE SMALL TOWN NAMES
THEY DREAM[Am] OF DAYS GONE BY WITH EYES SOAKED
IN REVERIE
A[C]ND SINGING , ? MY COUNTRY[G/B] TIS? O[C]F THEE?
SOMETIMES I?M RIGHT, SOMETIMES I?M WRONG
SOMETIMES I GO, WHERE I DON?T BELONG
WHAT'S LIBERTY, THE HISTORY BOOKS ARE STAINED
SOMETIMES I?M PROUD, SOMETIMES I?M SO ASHAMED
OF THE AMERICAN IN ME
DON?T MISTAKE DISSENT FOR DISLOYALTY
ITS THE AMERICAN IN ME
[G-C-G-D]
[G] STEEPLES OF WHITE, WINDS OF [C]CHANGE AND FEAR
F[G]LAGS ON FIRE, SOMETHING LOOMI[C]NG NEAR
F[G]ROM SHORE TO SHORE....FROM SEA TO SHINING[C] SEA
I[G] AM THIS LAND...MAYBE THIS L[C]AND IS ME
F[G]AMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEM[C]PT
M[G]Y INNOCENCE...WONDERING WHER[C]E IT WENT
Y[Am]OU MUST DEFEND, WHAT YOU THINK I[D]S YOURS
? S[Em]OMETIMES I FIGHT...LITTLE DIRTY WAR[C]S
I[G]TS THE AMERICAN IN ME[C][G]
F[G]OXHOLE PRAYERS, CRUCIFIXTIONS BUR[C]N
Y[G]OU CAN ENDURE, THAT DON?T MEAN YO[C]U LEARN
I[Am]?M NOT EVEN SURE, WHAT IS BEING DON[D]E
S[Em]OMETIMES I WONDER, WHAT WILL BECOME[C]
O[G]F THE AMERICAN IN ME[C]
S[G]OMETIMES I LOOK, I DON?T WANNA SEE[C]
I[Em]TS THE AMERI[D]CAN IN ME[C]
O[Em]LD MEN IN DINING CARS OF ALL NIGHT TRAINS
L[Bm]OOKING OUT THE WINDOW AT THE SMALL TOWN NAMES
THEY DREAM[Am] OF DAYS GONE BY WITH EYES SOAKED
IN REVERIE
A[C]ND SINGING , ? MY COUNTRY[G/B] TIS? O[C]F THEE?
SOMETIMES I?M RIGHT, SOMETIMES I?M WRONG
SOMETIMES I GO, WHERE I DON?T BELONG
WHAT'S LIBERTY, THE HISTORY BOOKS ARE STAINED
SOMETIMES I?M PROUD, SOMETIMES I?M SO ASHAMED
OF THE AMERICAN IN ME
DON?T MISTAKE DISSENT FOR DISLOYALTY
ITS THE AMERICAN IN ME
