Key: A
Introduction:
Em D G Am
all in
A C Em G A
In a land without any pity And a sun scorching from the sky
A C Em G A
In the desert, they built a city Sharp as flint that could make you cry
A C Em G A
Hold on to it Hold on to it It?s a dream that will never die
A C Em G A
Come there with me Come there with me It?s the home of my own mind?s eye
A C Em G A
But the dreamer was never welcome Other lands have their own demands
A C Em G A
Get away boy, you don?t belong here That?s our law and it always stands
A C Em G A
Hold on to it Hold on to it It?s a dream that will make you cry
A C Em G A
Come there with me Come there with me And they?ll let us in by and by
C F G
I will meet you when things are better
C F G
In a world without any fear
F G
We?ll be facing our bright tomorrow
F G
At the end of this trail of tears
A C Em G A
They asked our dreamer for reams of paper These were the keys that he didn?t own
A C Em G A
They pointed back to the land he came from Said: ?Go back there, son ?cos that?s your home?
A C Em G A
Come there with me Come there with me And you?ll see why I can?t go home
C F G
I will meet you when things are better
C F G
In a world without any fear
F G
We?ll be facing our bright tomorrow
F G
At the end of this trail of tears
D A G A
And the trail goes on On and on For years and years
D A G A B
The trail drags on Never ending Trail of tears
A C Em G A
?Who checked your papers to build this country? Who gave permission for you and not me??
A C Em G A
Think back on it Think back on it Land is the land and it was always free
A C Em G A
Before you Before you No one had papers, they would simply ?be?
C F G
I will meet you when things are better
C F G
In a world without any fear
F G
We?ll be facing our bright tomorrow
F G
At the end of this trail of tears
C F G
I will meet you when things are better
C F G
In a world without any fear
F G
We?ll be facing our bright tomorrow
F G
At the end of this trail of tears