Chords for Cliff Eberhardt w/John Gorka "Land of the Free" on WSCA
Tempo:
115.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#m
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
Okay, I'll do the [D#] free.
I wrote this because [F] people think I wrote it
[A] friends that were
[F#] did not know that you can get a
[G] a work visa, a health [D] visa, but you cannot get a love visa.
Love visa.
visa.
[G] Can't believe I said that.
I wrote this because [F] people think I wrote it
[A] friends that were
[F#] did not know that you can get a
[G] a work visa, a health [D] visa, but you cannot get a love visa.
Love visa.
visa.
[G] Can't believe I said that.
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A
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C#m
A#
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Okay, I'll do the [D#] free.
Oh, okay, great. _ _
I wrote this because [F] people think I wrote it
about [Cm] immigration and I really wrote it because I had [A] friends that were
separated [D#] by international [A#] borders.
I [F#] did not know that you can get a
[A#] _ education visa and [G] a work visa, a health [D] visa, but you cannot get a love visa.
Love visa.
[F#] This sounds like a Barry White [N] song.
Love visa.
I want to stamp your love [A#] visa, baby. _
_ _ _ [G] Can't believe I said that. _
[D#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
The sun doesn't care [E] on which side of the river.
_ _ _ _ [A#] It lays its [E] head [G#] down _ [E] for rest. _
_ _ [A] She is waiting for [E] me in [G#m] the land of [C#] the free. _
[C#m] _ Well, it's [A] ironic to [E] me, I _ _ guess.
[B] _ _
_ _ And look how the [E] seabirds fly _ _ over [B] _ the borderline.
_ _ They never [C#m] have to spend a [B] dime to have a [A] home.
Now _ _ look [E] at the shape I'm in.
My [B] emotions are paper thin.
[C#] _ _ [C#m] They're gonna send me back again.
That's the [A] way that it goes.
_ _ Over [E] the water, _ _ _ over [B] the mountains, _ _ [B] _ _ over [C#m] and over.
_ [E] _ [A] She waits for me _ _ _ only [E] in heaven.
_ _ _ There are no borders.
_ [B] _ _ Only [C#m] in heaven, _ [B] _ the land of [A] the free. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ If I had only [E] caught that boat _ _ 300 [B] years ago,
_ _ [C] there'd be [C#] no papers to [B] show, not [A] even my name.
_ _ And I [E] cannot comprehend _ what [B] they feel they must defend.
_ _ [Cm] Because they [C#m] _ all [B] pretend we're all created [A] the same.
_ _ _ Over [E] the water, _ _ _ over [B] the _ mountains, _ _ _ [C#m] over and _ [E] over.
[C#m] She waits [A] for me _ _ _ _ only [E] in heaven.
_ _ There are [B] no borders.
_ _ _ [A#] Only [C#m] in heaven, _ _ [E] _ the land [A] of the free. _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ Over [E] the water, _ _ _ over [B] the _ mountains, [G#m] _ _ [C] _
[C#m] over and [C#] over.
_ [E] She _
[G#] _ [A] waits for me. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, okay, great. _ _
I wrote this because [F] people think I wrote it
about [Cm] immigration and I really wrote it because I had [A] friends that were
separated [D#] by international [A#] borders.
I [F#] did not know that you can get a
[A#] _ education visa and [G] a work visa, a health [D] visa, but you cannot get a love visa.
Love visa.
[F#] This sounds like a Barry White [N] song.
Love visa.
I want to stamp your love [A#] visa, baby. _
_ _ _ [G] Can't believe I said that. _
[D#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
The sun doesn't care [E] on which side of the river.
_ _ _ _ [A#] It lays its [E] head [G#] down _ [E] for rest. _
_ _ [A] She is waiting for [E] me in [G#m] the land of [C#] the free. _
[C#m] _ Well, it's [A] ironic to [E] me, I _ _ guess.
[B] _ _
_ _ And look how the [E] seabirds fly _ _ over [B] _ the borderline.
_ _ They never [C#m] have to spend a [B] dime to have a [A] home.
Now _ _ look [E] at the shape I'm in.
My [B] emotions are paper thin.
[C#] _ _ [C#m] They're gonna send me back again.
That's the [A] way that it goes.
_ _ Over [E] the water, _ _ _ over [B] the mountains, _ _ [B] _ _ over [C#m] and over.
_ [E] _ [A] She waits for me _ _ _ only [E] in heaven.
_ _ _ There are no borders.
_ [B] _ _ Only [C#m] in heaven, _ [B] _ the land of [A] the free. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ If I had only [E] caught that boat _ _ 300 [B] years ago,
_ _ [C] there'd be [C#] no papers to [B] show, not [A] even my name.
_ _ And I [E] cannot comprehend _ what [B] they feel they must defend.
_ _ [Cm] Because they [C#m] _ all [B] pretend we're all created [A] the same.
_ _ _ Over [E] the water, _ _ _ over [B] the _ mountains, _ _ _ [C#m] over and _ [E] over.
[C#m] She waits [A] for me _ _ _ _ only [E] in heaven.
_ _ There are [B] no borders.
_ _ _ [A#] Only [C#m] in heaven, _ _ [E] _ the land [A] of the free. _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ Over [E] the water, _ _ _ over [B] the _ mountains, [G#m] _ _ [C] _
[C#m] over and [C#] over.
_ [E] She _
[G#] _ [A] waits for me. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _