Woke Up In America

Intro G C 3x
Verse 1
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I was born on a rock in the middle of the ocean
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Where the wind's so rough it can carry you to London
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It's a new found land with an old soul reaching
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For the light of day

Verse 2
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My parents gave me a life full of dreams
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Yeah they gave me a heart to endure most anything
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But everyone gets a broken pair of wi ngs
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And if you try to fly you'll fail
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But a voice said "Lift up your head"
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And my heart burst out of my chest

Chorus
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I woke up in America for the love of God
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I woke up in America for something bigger than myself
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More than fireworks and fanfare
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More than a star-spangled banner
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You're still beautiful America
Verse 3
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Yeah its late in the night look in the mirror
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Count the lines on my face and wonder how they got there
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Oh but every one's a story of how grace appeared
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And carried me through the day
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And the voice said, "this land ain't dead"
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You still got better days up ahead
Chorus
    G                                                  C
I woke up in America for the love of God
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I woke up in America for something bigger than myself
     Em                           C
More than fireworks and fanfare
      G                            D
More than a star-spangled banner
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You're still beautiful America

Solo  Em C G D 2x
Bridge
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I've seen the horizon ablaze in Arizona
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Shoreline shoutin' over California
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Moonlight dancin' over the Dakotas
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It breaks your heart, it's so beautiful
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Lady Liberty, she leaves the light on
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From the west side all the way to Long Island
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Carolina Coast to the Rocky Mountains
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The sun is shining over me
Chorus
        G                                                  C
I woke up in America for the love of God
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I woke up in America for something bigger than myself
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More than wealth or depression
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More than a red or blue nation

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Here in our hells and our heaven
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You're still beautiful America
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You're beautiful America
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You're beautiful America