Chords with lyrics
Intro
E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE (x2)
C# minorC#m Amaj7/C# C# minorC#m (x2)
Verse
E MajorE
It's whispered from a tractor on a flat Midwestern plain
C# minorC#m
The fields are dry and dusty, there is no sign of rain
A augmentedA
It floats out a kitchen window, somewhere in the south
BB
If the river gets much higher, they'll float away no doubt
F# minorF#m E/G# A augmentedA E MajorE
You can almost feel it in the air, an American prayer
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
They're gonna be alright, they're gonna carry on
E MajorE BB
Help from above will come back strong
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
Got faith in us, got faith in Him
BB E MajorE E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
The clouds will part and the sun will shine again, amen
Verse
E MajorE
It echoes through the factories up in Michigan
C# minorC#m
It bounces off the levees, and rides out on the wind
A augmentedA
Clear out to California, and back on up to Maine
BB
Don't matter if you're rich or poor, a sinner or a saint
F# minorF#m E/G# A augmentedA E MajorE
Every night, everybody, everywhere, is praying their American prayer
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
They're gonna be alright, they're gonna carry on
E MajorE BB
Help from above will come back strong
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
Got faith in us, got faith in Him
BB E MajorE
The clouds will part and the sun will shine again, amen
Instrumental
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
They're gonna be alright, they're gonna carry on
E MajorE BB
Help from above will come back strong
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
Got faith in us, got faith in Him
BB E MajorE E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
Yeah the clouds will part and the sun will shine again, amen
E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
Amen