Vers 1:Dm
As if i really didnt understand
Bb
That i was just another part of their plan
C
I went off looking for the promise
Dm
Believing in the Motherland
Vers 2:Dm
And from the comfort of a dreamer's bed
Bb
And the safety of my own head
C
I went on speaking of the future
Dm
While other people fought and bled
Bridge 1:FBb
The kid I was when I first left home
FBb
Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own
FBb
But the freedom that he found wasn't quite as sweet
FBbC
When the truth was known
C
I have prayed for America
Am
I was made for America
Bb
It's in my blood and in my bones
Bb - C
By the dawn's early light
Bb - C
By all I know is right
Bb - C
We're going to reap what we have sown
Dm - Bb - C - Dm x 1
Vers 4Dm
As if freedom was a question of might
Bb
As if loyalty was black and white
C
You hear people say it all the time-
Dm
'My country wrong or right'
Vers 5Dm
I want to know what that's got to do
Bb
With what it takes to find out what's true
C
With everyone from the President on down
Dm
Trying to keep it from you
Bridge 2FBb
The thing I wonder about the Dads and Moms
FBb
Who send their sons to the Vietnams
FBb
Will they really think their way of life
FBbC
Has been protected as the next war comes?
C
I have prayed for America
Am
I was made for America
Bb
Her shining dream plays in my mind
Bb - C
By the rockets red glare
Bb - C
A generation's blank stare
Bb - C
We better wake her up this time
Dm - Bb - C - Dm x 1
Solo:Bridge 3:FBb
The kid I was when I first left home
FBb
Was looking for his freedom and a life of his own
FBb
But the freedom that he found wasn't quite as sweet
FBbC
When the truth was known
C
I have prayed for America
Am
I was made for America
Bb
I can't let go till she comes around
Bb - C
Until the land of the free
Bb - C
Is awake and can see
Bb - C
And until her conscience has been found