Merle Haggard – America First (Guitar)

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[Intro] C F C G C x2 [Verse 1]
    C            F    C
Why don't we liberate these United States

          C        G           C
We're the ones who need it the worst

        C           F          C
Let the rest of the world help us for a change

          C          G    C
And let's rebuild America first
[Chorus]
    F                        C
Our highways and bridges are falling apart

      F                        G
Who's blessed and who has been cursed?

       C             F        C
There's things to be done all over the world

          C          G    C
But let's rebuild America first
[Solo] C F C G C x2 [Verse 2]
      C      F              C
Who's on the Hill and who's watching the valley?

    C        G            C
And who's in charge of it all?

C             F        C
God bless the Army and God bless our liberty

    C          G          C
And dadgum the rest of it all

      F                   C
Yeah, men in position are backing away

F                   G
Freedom is stuck in reverse

      C          F        C
Let's get out of Iraq and get back on the track

          C       G       C
And let's rebuild America first
[Solo] C F C G C x2 [Verse 3] N.C. Why don't we liberate these United States? We're the ones who need it the most
    C                 F      C
You think I'm blowing smoke? Boys, it ain't no joke

       C              G                  C
I make twenty trips a year from coast to coast
[Ending] C F C G C x2