Tom: G
Introdução:
G D C D Am7/G G
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G D C D G
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G D C D Am7/G G
When we were young, we pledged allegiance every morning of our lives
G D C D Am7/G G
The classroom rang with children's voices under teacher's watchful eye
G D C D Am7/G G
We learned about the world around us at our desks and at dinnertime
G D C D Am7/G G
Reminded of the starving children, we cleaned our plates with guilty minds
C D G C- G D
And the stones in the road shone like diamonds in the dust
Am Em C G D
And then a voice called to us to make our way back home
When I was ten, my father held me on his shoulders above the crowd
C(9) D G
And now we drink our coffee on the run, we climb that ladder rung by rung
C(9) Em C D
We are the daughters and the sons, and here's the line that's missing
The starving children have been replaced by souls out on the street