Key: D
Introduction: C G/B Am
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All we've been given, by
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those who came before, the
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dream of a nation, where
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freedom would endure, the
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work and prayers of centuries, have
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brought us to this day
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What shall be our legacy? What
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will our children say?
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Let them say of me, I was
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one who believed, in
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sharing the blessings
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I received, let me
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know in my heart, when my
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days are through
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America America, I
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gave my best to you
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Each generation from the
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plains to distant shore with the
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gifts that they were given, were
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determined to leave more
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Battles fought together, acts of
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conscience fought alone
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these are the seeds from which
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America has grown
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Let them say of me, I was
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one who believed, in
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sharing the blessings that
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I received, let me
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know in my heart, when my
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days are through
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America America, I
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gave my best to you
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For those who think they
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have nothing to share, who
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fear in their hearts, there
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is no hero there, know each
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quiet act of dignity is
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that which fortifies the
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soul of a nation
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that will never die
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Let them say of me, I was
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one who believed in
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sharing the blessings
F G7
I received, let me
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know in my heart, when my
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days are through
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America America, I
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gave my best to you...
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America (PIANO finishes 2nd "America"), I