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Land Of The Free by The Killers

Chords

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Bb

Difficulty: Novice

NOTE on playing:
You can substitute the D chord for a Dsus2 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 E A Dsus2 A Dm A E

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

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

Chorus:
A              E
Land of the free, land of the free
D
In the land of the free
              A
Land of the free, land of the free
Dm                              A
Land of the free, land of the free
E                     A
In the land of the free
(I'm standing crying)

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

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

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

Chorus:
A                  E
Land of the free, land of the free
In the land of the free
D                  A
Land of the free, land of the free
Dm                 A
Land of the free, land of the free
In the land of the free
A                  E
Land of the free, land of the free
D                 A
Land of the free, land of the free
Dm                A
Land of the free, land of the free
E                                            A
In the land of the free (I'm standing crying)