Heart Of The Country
B.W. Stevenson
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Tom : C
C
[Verse]
F
I was raised to know right from wrong
C G
I was taught old glory song
C F
And I fought for her far away from here
C G C
To come home, where I belong
[Verse]
F
Now you tell me farmers can't raise their grain
C G
It cost too much, but war does not
C F
We must change our way of thinking
C G C
Or we'll lose everything we've got
[Chorus]
G7 C G7
We are the heart of the country
C
The backbone and the shield
F C
Without food to feed our families
[Próxima Parte]
G Am F C
We are standing on another battlefield
[Verse]
F
Bitter tears swell in his angry eyes
C G
Worked hard to make a life for his family
C F
Now it's hard just to survive
C G C
Makes you wonder if we're really free
[Chorus]
[Próxima Parte]
G Am
We are standing on another battlefield
[Chorus]
[Próxima Parte]
G Am
We'll be bagged and balled and sold and sealed
C G Am F C
Standing on another battlefield
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