Color Me America
Dolly Parton
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Tom : Am
G C D7 G
from sea to shining sea!
[Chorus]
C F Fm
I'm red, white and blue... these are colors that ring true
C D G G7
To all I am and feel and love and do
C F Fm
I stand proud and brave and tall... I want justice for us all
C F Fm C Fm
So color me, America... red, white and blue
C F Fm
I see red when evil speaks... spilling red blood on our streets
C D G G7
And I feel blue from grief and sorrow that it brings
C F Fm
But the white and light of love... God's own spirit... like a dove
C F C A D
Lift's us up and hands to us an olive branch
[Chorus]
D G Gm
Oh sweet freedom, may you stay... in our land and lives always
D E E7 A A7
And may peace and beauty fill our hearts anew
D G Gm
And may we all stand up for you... may our thoughts and deeds be true
D G A D A
And be worthy of your stripes... red, white and blue
[Chorus]
D A
Oh, sweet America... America
A7 A A7 D D7
God won't you shed your grace on thee
G D
And crown Thy good... in brotherhood
G A A7 D
From sea to shining sea
G D A A7 D D7 G
Oh, color me America... red, white and blue
G A D
Color me America
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