C F G [Verse 1] C F C Oh Lord, please may I talk with Thee? G G7 People crying in the land of the free C F C Something's wrong, this is not what they taught me Am D7 G C It's America the beautiful, my country 'tis of Thee [Chorus] F Am It says here in the Constitution C C7 Of the rights of every man G G7 C C7 And it don't take law and order just to make me understand F Am C A7 If the minds of men refuse to see our equality D7 G Then it takes some demonstrating and a lot of faith in Thee [Verse 2] C F C In this world of materiality G G7 The dollar bill is as far as people see C F C If we lose the war on poverty Am D7 G C Then America's not beautiful, is my country still of Thee? [Chorus] F Am C C7 We all don't want a revolution but to make all mankind see G G7 C C7 There's a better way of being here with peace and harmony F Am C A7 So I ask you, Lord, to send some help to our country D7 G So it once more can be beautiful and ring out praise to Thee [Verse 3] C F C Oh Lord, oh may we live to see G G7 All the dreams of the men who died for me C F C And all the young that have been waiting patiently Am D7 G C For America the beautiful, my country 'tis of thee [Instrumental] C G F G F C G C [Chorus] F Am C C7 A holy man once told that you reap exactly what you sow G G7 C C7 So I think I'll plant some love and peace and wait for it to grow F Am C A7 In the meantime I can help someone who's fallen to his knees D7 G Got to make all men your brother if you want the whole world free [Verse 4] C F C Oh Lord, forgive those who don't see G G7 They don't know how a world's supposed to be C F C Peace and love and a life of liberty Am D7 G F C In America the beautiful, my country 'tis of thee
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