Liberty Lost chords by Alana Brezenski

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
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In philadelphia in 76 the foundations were laid
   Am                               C                 Am
A war fought for our freedoms the ultimate price they paid
   Am                              C                  Am
In the birthplace of Liberty these men arranged the words
  Am                             C           Am
That have never been equalled... since or before
   Am                          C            Am
No royalty could rule us, no king would command
  Am                      C            Am
each man his own ruler secured by the plan
   Am                                     C        Am
As they each laid pen to paper their own names to sign
    Am                                  C                       Am
On July 4th at Chestnut street each man knew they'd crossed the line

Chorus:
      E                                 Asus2
But what would our founders say... if they could see us today
     E                               Asus2
trading votes for empty promises that nobody pays
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Would Washington say... that they died in vain
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Would he think their sacrifice was worth the blood and pain
       E                                     Asus2
Would Jefferson dismay... how freedoms were traded away
       E                  Asus2
for utopian assurances of better days
       E                              Asus2
Would Franklin believe... the fools bargain we made
      E                    Bm            Asus2
in the name of progress, security and equality


Verse 2:
  Am                             C                      Am
Washington with 2 terms of service... from power stepped away
  Am                                         C                   Am
No man would dishonor the precedent til Roosevelt's dystopian display
    Am                                      C                  Am
The depresion struck, the people prayed to government for the asnwers
    Am                                  C                  Am
now the unchained bureacracy grows and chokes us like a cancer
     Am                                  C             Am
Families replaced, government programs are now our fathers
     Am                                    C             Am
Work used to bring pride to men.... now no one can be bothered
     Am                      C              Am
lobbyist, groups, and donors now own our country
    Am                               C               Am
None of this the vision the founders had for our liberty


Chorus:

      E                                 Asus2
But what would our founders say... if they could see us today
     E                               Asus2
trading votes for empty promises that nobody pays
       E                          Asus2
Would Washington say... that they died in vain
       E                                   Asus2
Would he think their sacrifice was worth the blood and pain
       E                                    Asus2
Would Jefferson dismay... how freedoms were traded away
       E                   Asus2
for utopian assurances of better days
       E                           Asus2
Would Franklin believe... the fools bargain we made
      E                    Bm            Asus2
in the name of progress, security and equality