American Flag Umbrella Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]i'm[D] bu[G]ild[D]ing[G]
a house on [D]the limb
i need [G]something that could
stop [D]a war
but i'm be[A]set on all sides
by ex[Bm]tremists with eyes on my [G]heart
so i lie to every[D]one

[Verse 2]
[G]i've lied to so [D]many lovers
i've [G]gotten away with [D]it too
but if [A]God is against us
then [Bm]who can be for us my [G]friends
there's justice for every[D]one

[Verse 3]
[G]please take your hands off [D]my brother
[G]please take your laws [D]off my lover
the [A]agents of law
should [Bm]always be blind and on [G]time
till there's freedom for every[D]one

[Verse 4]
[G]where are your americ[D]an brothers
[G]american before [D]they were named
they're a [A]huddling mass
with no [Bm]oceans to cross for our [G]shores
where there's [Bm]fortune [G]for everyone

[Verse 5]
[D]oppre[G]ssion is always oppressio[D]n
no [G]matter the reasons [D]or means
for [A]skin or for sex,
by [Bm]stares or by fists it's [G]the same
there are blinders on everyone
[D]

[Interlude 1]
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[D]

[Verse 6]
i've [G]looked
through the eyes of my [D]father
[G]i've walked through lincoln's
back[D]yard
and there's [A]still a backseat
when you [Bm]ride on the bus
through this [G]town
there's color on every[D]one

[Verse 7]
so we [G]lie beneath a tree of no [D]color
like an [G]american flag [D]umbrella
it keeps the [A]elements out
and it's [Bm]stuck to the ground
in this [G]place
but there's room for [Bm]every[G]one
[D]

[Verse 8]
[G]i know a way out o[D]f hell
we [G]raise all our [D]enemies' children
after [A]they've murdered ours
we af[Bm]fix all their scars
to our [G]walls
[D]so there's [G]heartbreak for
[D]every[Bm] one[G][D]

[Verse 9]
in the [G]end it will all be [D]ok
[G]that's what the wise [D]men tell us
so [A]if it's not ok [Bm]then it's not the end,
oh my [G]friends

[Outro 1]
there's hope for everyone
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