By The People chords by Dick Gaughan
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Intro:
A A A E
Verse 1:
E A
I heard a lot of talk about the land of the free
F G D
I went to see it for myself
E
What I found was misery and poverty
F G E
In a land of incredible wealth
D A
They've got a thing they call the Constitution
F G D
To defend their civil rights
E
That's providing if you're plenty money
F G E
For the protestant male and white
Chorus:
D A
By the people for the people
F G D
That was Lincoln's vow
E
But what the hell would Abraham Lincoln see
F G E
If he could see America now
Verse 2:
A
They made a broken down act of their president
F G D
And he thinks that he's Genghis Khan
E
He believes the life’s a Hollywood movie
F G E
If you don't like it you can shoot it again
D A
And he gets upset when the rest of the world
F G D
Won't do as he demands
E
Won't follow the script he sends us
F G E
Or be part of the American plan
Chorus:
D A
By the people for the people
F G D
That was Lincoln's vow
E
But what the hell would Abraham Lincoln see
F G E
If he could see America now
Solo:
A D B C# A E
Chorus:
D A
By the people for the people
F G D
That was Lincoln's vow
E
But what the hell would Abraham Lincoln see
F G E
If he could see America now
Verse 4:
A
And the land of the free is free
F G D
As you want to do exactly as you’re told
E
You're like the General Motors and ITT
F G E
Quietly die when you get to old
D A
But there's a lot of people living in the USA
F G D
Waking up to what is going on
E
What the ruler did to the peoples
F G E
Of Chile and Vietnam
Chorus:
D A
By the people for the people
F G D
Ohh what cries Lincoln now
E
But when the people of the US and A wake up
F G E
there's gonna be a hell of a row
F G A
I can feel it starting now Published:
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