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Martina McBride - Independence Day Transpose up Transpose down

Originally in A, I play in A capo 2

Highest note is the 4 (!) (“*day* of reckoning)

Intro

ADAD

Vox on the 5 on “seemed”

Well she seAemed all right by daDwn’s early light

Though she lAooked a little worried and weDak

Vox on the 3 on “tried”

She Atried to pretend he wasn’t drDinkin’ agaAin

But EDaddy’d left the proof on her cheek E→ D→

AI was only eight years oDld that summer

And I Aalways seemed to be in the wDay

So I F#mtook myself down to the faDir in tAown

EOn Independence DAay

ADAD

Well, woArd gets around in a smDall, small town

They Asaid he was a dangerous mDan

But AMama was proud and she stDood her grAound

But she kEnew she was on the losing end E→ D→

ASome folks whispered, Dsome folks talked

But everyboAdy looked the other wDay

And when F#mtime ran out, there was Dno one aboAut

Hard stop on the end of this line

EOn Independence ADay

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “ring”

Let freedom Ering, let the white dove F#msing

Let the Dwhole world know that toAday is a day of Ereckoning

Let the weak be F#mstrong, let the right be Dwrong

Hang on “pay”

Roll that stone awAay, let the guilty pEay

It’s Independence ADay

ADAD

Well, she lAit up the sky that foDurth of July

By the tiAme that the firemen cDome

They just pAut out the flames and tDook down some nAames

And Esent me to the county hoEme E→ D→

Now AI ain’t saying it’s riDght or it’s wrong

But Amaybe it’s the only waDy

F#mTalk about your revolDution A

EIt’s Independence DAay

Let freedom rEing, let the white dove sF#ming

Let the whDole world know that todAay is a day of rEeckoning

Let the weak be F#mstrong, let the right be wrDong

Roll that stone awAay, let the guilty Epay

It’s Independence DAay, Droll that stone awAay D

It’s Independence ADay DA