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Land of the Free


Intro: C     F 
C  G  C 
G     G7 

       C              F            C 
Little Elba how's the sun in South America?
        Am                          E7 
Does it shine upon the faces of the poor?
        F             G                 C                 Am 
Do they see in it the brilliance of the place that's been prepared
    F              G                 C         C7 
And dwell upon the hope of what's in store? 

            F         C 
Or are they just like me?
        F    C           F    C 
Do they only see an opportunity 
      F               G       G7 
to complain about the heat? 

           C              F              C 
And little Elba how's the rain in South America? 
        Am                            E7 
Does it fall upon the rooftops of the sick? 
        F                  G              C             Am 
Do they thank the Lord for coming up with such a great idea 
    F             G                C        C7 
And dream about a place beyond all this? 
 
            F         C 
Or are they just like us?
        F         C              F        C    
Do they gripe and fuss about the rain and mud 
             F       G       G7 
when they've had too much? 

                         C          G  F
'Cause I'm just a little jealous 
                        C           G  F 
Of the nothing that you have. 
                         C          G 
You're unfettered by the wealth of 
     F                              G         G7 
Of a world that we pretend is gonna last. 

         C            F              C 
Well I'm weary of the spoils of my ambition, 
        Am                            E7 
And I'm shackled by the comfort of my couch. 
       F              G            C             Am 
Well I wish I had the courage to deny these of myself 
    F                 G                C         C7 
And start to store my treasures in the clouds.











               F      C 
'Cause this is not my home. 
     F     C              F   C            F       G    
I do not belong where the antelope and the buffalo roam. 
    G7 
No, no. 
 
                      C       G  F 
And I'm just a little jealous 
                        C           G  F 
Of the nothing that you have. 
                         C          G 
You're unfettered by the wealth of 
     F                              G      G7 
Of a world that we pretend is gonna last. 

                             F        Am  G 
They say God blessed us with plenty; 
                               F      Am  G  G7
I say you're blessed with poverty. 
                 F                  
'Cause you never stop to wonder whether 
Am              A7            F        G           C    
Earth is just a little better than the land of the free. 

C     F  G    G7 

     C                    F             C 
So I hope you're safe and dry in South America. 
           Am                           E7 
'Cause I'm feeling pretty good in Tennessee. 
        F           G                 C              Am 
May you never be so happy that you forget about your home, 
     F           G           C 
Your home in the land of the free. 


Outtro:C   F   C   G
        C  G   C   G  C