Key: E
Introduction:
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When I was nine years old
(E7)
Am D
The story of the railroad
E (E7)
E
He said the men who laid it down
(E7)
A D
And broke their backs to give us traction
Em E
And that's what he did for me
E (E7)
C D E
Show your face, for we were wrong
E
Ne'er do wells and woebegone
C Dm Em E
Feel no shame, it won't be long
E
Do you ever stop to think
Em
Who built those walls around you?
Am
Do you ever wonder
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E
Because the hands that give you shelter
(E7)
Am D
And proof of what they're worth
E
Will live long after you and I are gone
E (E7)
C D E
Show your face, for we were wrong
E (E7)
C D E
Feel no shame, it won't be long
E (E7)
E
Come on
E
I beg you listen with an open heart
(E7)
Am A
Forgive us for our trespasses
Em
Were taught to us because
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We were raised by people
Raised by people
A D
When the world falls down around us
Em E
It'll lead to you our goal
C D
It'll be to you we all come running
E (E7)
C D E
Show your face, for we were wrong
E (E7)
C D E
Feel no shame, it won't be long
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