Land Of The Free chords by The Killers

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: Bb majorBb

Difficulty: Novice

NOTE on playing:
You can substitute the D MajorD chord for a Dsus2Dsus2 to add variation to the pattern
The timing can be a little confusing at times, just listen to the song to get the hang out of it.
I made this in a few minutes after discovering the song. Sorry for any mistakes.

Intro:
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA Dsus2Dsus2 A augmentedA DmDm A augmentedA E MajorE

Verse:
         A augmentedA          E MajorE     A augmentedA
Can't wipe the wind-blown smile from across my face
D MajorD            A augmentedA
It's just the old man in me
DmDm             A augmentedA
Washing his truck at the Sinclair station
E MajorE
In the land of the free (Ooh)

      A augmentedA          E MajorE     A augmentedA
His mother, Adeline's family, came on a ship
D MajorD            A augmentedA
Cut coal and planted a seed
DmDm             A augmentedA
Down in them drift mines of Pennsylvania
E MajorE
In the land of the free

Chorus:
A augmentedA       E MajorE
Land of the free, land of the free
D MajorD
In the land of the free
       A augmentedA
Land of the free, land of the free
DmDm               A augmentedA
Land of the free, land of the free
E MajorE           A augmentedA
In the land of the free
(I'm standing crying)

Verse:
      A augmentedA           E MajorE     A augmentedA
When I go out in my car, I don't think twice
D MajorD             A augmentedA
But if you're the wrong color skin (I'm standing, crying)
DmDm             A augmentedA
You grow up looking over both your shoulders
E MajorE          A augmentedA
In the land of the free
          A augmentedA           E MajorE     A augmentedA
And we got more people locked up than the rest of the world
D MajorD              A augmentedA
Right here in red, white and blue (I'm standing, crying)
DmDm               A augmentedA
Incarceration's become big business
E MajorE           A augmentedA
It's harvest time out on the avenue

Chorus:
A augmentedA       E MajorE
Land of the free, land of the free
D MajorD
In the land of the free
       A augmentedA
Land of the free, land of the free
DmDm               A augmentedA
Move on there's nothing to see
Land of the free, land of the free
E MajorE           A augmentedA
In the land of the free

Bridge:
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
        A augmentedA
I'm standing crying (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
        D MajorD
I'm standing crying (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
        A augmentedA           E MajorE  A augmentedA
So how many daughters, tell me, how many sons
Do we have to have to put in the ground
     D MajorD          A augmentedA
Before we just break down and face it:
DmDm            A augmentedA
We got a problem with guns? (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
In the land of the free
A augmentedA                 E MajorE    A augmentedA
Down at the border, they're gonna put up a wall
D MajorD             A augmentedA
Concrete and Rebar Steel beams (I'm standing crying)
DmDm                   A augmentedA
High enough to keep all those filthy hands off
E MajorE
Of our hopes and our dreams (I'm standing crying)
DmDm                   A augmentedA
People who just want the same things we do
E MajorE
In the land of the free

Chorus:
A augmentedA         E MajorE
Land of the free, land of the free
In the land of the free
D MajorD         A augmentedA
Land of the free, land of the free
DmDm         A augmentedA
Land of the free, land of the free
In the land of the free
A augmentedA         E MajorE
Land of the free, land of the free
D MajorD         A augmentedA
Land of the free, land of the free
DmDm        A augmentedA
Land of the free, land of the free
E MajorE                      A augmentedA
In the land of the free (I'm standing crying)

Land Of The Free chords

"Land of the free" is a stand-alone track released by American rockers The Killers on January 14 2019.