Song for America

(A)Virgin land of (E)forest green, (D)dark and stormy (A)plains;

here all (D)life (A)(E)abounds.

(A)Sunlit valleys, (E)mountain fields, (D)unseen in the rain;

here all life (A)(E)abounds.

(C)No man rules this (G)land;

no human (Am)hand has sailed this (E)(Esus)(E)paradise.

(C)Waiting (G)patiently so much to (Am)see,

so rich in (E)earth's (Esus)(E)delights.

(A)Painted desert, (E)sequined sky, (D)stars that fill the (A)night;

here all (D)life (A)(E)abounds.

(A)Rivers flowing (E)to the sea, (D)sunshine pure and bright;

here all life (A)(E)abounds.

(C)So, we rule this (G)land, and here we (Am)stand upon our (E)(Esus)(E)paradise,

(C)dreaming of a (G)place;

our weary (Am)race is ready (E)earth's (Esus)(E)delights.

earths's (Esus)(E)delights.

(F)So, the lady finds you (G)wait tiing

(F)for the sails to reach the shore.

Land of beauty and (G)abundance,

(F)innocent you opened wide your (G)door.

(Dm7)Wand'rers found the waiting (G)treasure, (Dm7)full of gifts beyond their (G)measure,

(Dm7)milk and honey for our (G)pleasure.

(F)A the sea there came a (G)mul titude,

(F)sailing ships upon the wave,

filled with visions of (G)utopi

(F)innocent the freedom that they (G)crave.

(Dm7)Ravage, plunder, see, no (G)wonder;

(Dm7)rape and kill and tear (G)asunder;

(Dm7)chop the forest, plow it (G)under.

(E)to (Esus)(E)arise.