Matt Maher - Woke up in america
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Capo: 1
Tuning: E A D G B E
*If you listen to the song the chords(A7sus4) and (Em7) alternate between hitting the open D string and
plucking the bottom strings to hitting the D string with index finger on the 2nd fret. You'll have to play
with it to get the right timing but when you do, it sounds great. Then at the end of the first verse it kicks
into a regular chord variation.*
A7sus4=(x 0 0 0 3 3)
Em7=(x x 2 x 3 3)
Am=(x 0 2 2 1 0)
Cmaj=(x 3 2 x 1 x)
G=(3 2 x x 3 3)
Cadd9=(x 3 2 x 3 3)
D=(x x 0 2 3 2)
Em7/B=(x 2 2 x 3 3)
Woke Up in America Capo 1
[Intro]
A7sus4 Em7 A7sus4 Em7 A7sus4 Em7
[Verse 1]
I wasA7sus4 born on a rock in the middle of the oceaEm7n
Where theA7sus4 wind's so rough it could carry you to LondEm7on
It's aAm new found land with an old soul reachinCmajg, for the light of dGayCadd9
[Verse 2]
MyG parents gave me a life full of dreamCadd9s
Yeah theyG gave me a heart to endure almost anCadd9ything
ButAm everyone gets a broken pair of wingCmajs, and if you try to fly you'llG fail
But aD voice said "Lift up your head", and myEm7/B heart burstCadd9 out of my chest
[Chorus]
G I woke up in AmericCadd9a for the love of GoGd
I woke up in AmericCadd9a for something bigger than mEm7/Byself
More thanCadd9 fireworks and fanfare,G more than aD star-spangled banner
Em7/B You're stillCadd9 beautiful AmericaG Cadd9
[Verse 3]
Yeah itsG late in the night and I look in the mirroCadd9r
Count theG lines on my face and wonder how they got thereCadd9
Oh butAm every one's a story of how grace appearedCmaj,
And carried me through theG day
And theD voice said, "this land ain't dead" It’sEm7/B still got better dayCadd9s up ahead
[Chorus]
G I woke up in AmericCadd9a for the love of GoGd
I woke up in AmericCadd9a for something bigger than mEm7/Byself
More thanCadd9 fireworks and fanfare,G more than aD star-spangled banner
Em7/B You're stillCadd9 beautiful AmericaEm7/B Cadd9 G D Em7/B Cadd9 G D
[Bridge]
I've seen thCadd9e horizon ablaze in Arizona,G shoreline shoutin'D over California
Em7/B Moonlight dancin' overCadd9 the Dakotas
ItG breaks your heart, it's soD beautiful, LadCadd9y Liberty, she leaves her light on
G From the west side all theD way to Long Island
Em7/B Carolina Coast to theCadd9 Rocky Mountains, theG sun is shiningD over me
[Outro]
G I woke up in AmericCadd9a for the love of GoGd
I woke up in AmericCadd9a for something bigger than mEm7/Byself
More thanCadd9 wealth or depression,G more than aD red or blue natioEm7/Bn
[Tag]
Here in ourCadd9 hells and our heaveGn, You're stillD beautiful AmericaG Cadd9
You'reCadd9 beautiful AmericGa,Cadd9 You're beautiful AmericGa