Originally in A, I play in A capo 2
Highest note is the 4 (!) ("*day* of reckoning)
Intro
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Vox on the 5 on “seemed”
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| Well she se | emed all right by da | wn’s early light |
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| Though she l | ooked a little worried and we | ak |
Vox on the 3 on “tried”
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| She | tried to pretend he wasn’t dr | inkin’ aga | in |
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| But | Daddy’d left the proof on her cheek | → | → |
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| I was only eight years o | ld that summer |
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| And I | always seemed to be in the w | ay |
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| So I | took myself down to the fa | ir in t | own |
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| On Independence D | ay |
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| Well, wo | rd gets around in a sm | all, small town |
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| They | said he was a dangerous m | an |
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| But | Mama was proud and she st | ood her gr | ound |
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| But she k | new she was on the losing end | → | → |
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| Some folks whispered, | some folks talked |
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| But everybo | dy looked the other w | ay |
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| And when | time ran out, there was | no one abo | ut |
Hard stop on the end of this line
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| On Independence | Day |
Vox on the 5 of the chord on “ring”
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| Let freedom | ring, let the white dove | sing |
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| Let the | whole world know that to | day is a day of | reckoning |
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| Let the weak be | strong, let the right be | wrong |
Hang on “pay”
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| Roll that stone aw | ay, let the guilty p | ay |
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| It’s Independence | Day |
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| Well, she l | it up the sky that fo | urth of July |
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| By the ti | me that the firemen c | ome |
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| They just p | ut out the flames and t | ook down some n | ames |
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| And | sent me to the county ho | me | → | → |
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| Now | I ain’t saying it’s ri | ght or it’s wrong |
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| But | maybe it’s the only wa | y |
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| Talk about your revol | ution |
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| It’s Independence D | ay |
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| Let freedom r | ing, let the white dove s | ing |
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| Let the wh | ole world know that tod | ay is a day of r | eckoning |
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| Let the weak be | strong, let the right be wr | ong |
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| Roll that stone aw | ay, let the guilty | pay |
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| It’s Independence D | ay, | roll that stone aw | ay |
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| It’s Independence | Day |