Ice In The Land Of The Free chords by Robin Greywood

intro:

D F#m Bm F#m G D Em D A6

Verse 1:
                D           F#m
I crossed an ocean with borrowed hope,
                Bm                              G
From old stone towns where the streets still cope,
                D                    A6
They called it freedom, loud and clear,
                G             A6        D
But it sounds different from over here.

Down in Minneapolis, winter-bare,
        F#m
Truth lay frozen in the open air,
        Bm
Stars and stripes in the falling snow,
                G                       A6
But something warm stopped beating low.

Chorus 1:
D                       F#m
Oh, land of the free, that’s what you say,
                Bm              G
But freedom’s thinner by the day,
                D                       A6
When justice comes with an ice-cold hand,
                G          A6          D
Tell me how free is the promised land?

Verse 2:
         F#m
Renée was walking into the light,
Bm                              G
Morning still holding onto the night,
    D                           A6
A citizen standing on her own street,
        F#m                     A6
Where law and fear decided to meet.
      D                         F#m
Shots rang out in the January cold,
                Bm                      G
Help stood still while the minutes stole,
                      D                 A6
And the ice stayed cold, the ground stayed still,
        D           G           A6
While the world turned away against its will.

Chorus 2:
D               F#m
Oh, land of the free, hear the sound,
               Bm           G
Of silence falling to the ground,
                D               A6
When mercy freezes where it stands,
                G             A6        D       G
Tell me who’s free in the promised land?

Verse 3:
                        D               A6 Bm
Alex had healing in his hands,
                                        F#m
Learned to save where the damage lands,
G                               D
He patched up bodies, night and day,
     A6
So others could find their way.
           D
But on a road of protest lines,
        F#
Under tightening border signs,
           Bm
ICE-cold orders, a gunshot breath,
        G                        D   A6
And a healer met the shape of death.

Chorus 3:
D                   F#m
Oh, land of the free, don’t look away,
            Bm                  G
Ice in the heart doesn’t melt with prayers,
             B                                  A6
When the badge turns colder than the snow,
                      G       A6   D
Freedom’s the first thing you let go.

Bridge:
G       A6      F#m Bm
I’ve seen my share of broken crowns,
        G             A6   D            G
Walls go up, then tumble down,
                A6         Bm
Every empire learns too late,
G                   A6          D
You can’t police a soul with hate.
        G                       A6
And the coldest lie a nation keeps
        G                       A6      D
Is that safety grows where conscience sleeps.

Verse 4:
D
From a European winter mind,
                F#m
I’m watching history rewind,
        Bm
Same old fear in modern clothes,
        G
Same old river, same red flows.
        D
If names are lost but numbers stay,
        F#m
If love is iced and locked away,
        Bm                              G
Then freedom’s just a word you sell,
                                D       A6
While the ground keeps count of who fell.

Chorus 4:
D                       F#m
Oh, land of the free, I’m singing slow,
                Bm              G
So every frozen truth can show,
                D                       A6
Say their names soft, don’t let them fade,
              G                             A6
In ice-cold streets where choices were made.
                D                       F#m
From across the sea, this song comes through:
Bm
For Renée,
A6      G
for Alex—
                A6              D
And the freedom freezing in you.