Tono: F
Introducción: F
F
There?s a strip mall round the corner, lease signs in every window.
Bb F Gm
And fear in almost all my neighbors? eyes.
F
There?s a disconnect between the politicians and the people
Bb F Gm
We know half the time they?re gonna lie.
Bb Dm C
Aren?t we all on the same side?
Bb
There?s no us and there?s no them. We?re all out there on a limb.
Dm
There?s no Kings and there?s no Queens
C
Just a pot of melted dreams
Bb
What makes us so quick to fight?
Am
No one wants to compromise
Gm Am Bb
Sometimes it?s all so hard to understand.
Dm Bb
Aren?t we all American?
F
We can?t agree on nothing, even as our country
Bb F Gm
Is hanging in the balance by a thread.
F
There?s bonuses for bosses and bankers hiding losses
Bb Am Gm
While our leaders close their eyes and turn their heads,
Bb Dm C
Aren?t we all on the same side?
F
What if my son?s class was closing down
C
my brothers house the bank sold out,
Dm
My father?s farm we could not save.
Bb
My mother lost her job today
F
My wife just said tuition?s more
C
Another year we can?t afford
Bb
So our daughter?s dropping out of school
Am
If this was me, what would I do?
Bb
There?s no us and there?s no them. We?re all out there on a limb.
Dm
There?s no Kings and there?s no Queens
C
Just a pot of melted dreams
Am Bb
What makes us so quick to fight?
Am
No one wants to compromise
Gm Am Bb
Sometimes it?s all so hard to understand.
F Gm F Bb
Get back to being neighbors, family, and friends,
Dm C Bb
Aren?t we all American?