G
If I was born beneath a tree
G                                Em7 
Would I be the man I's called to be?   
Cadd9                               G                              
Caught in the net of pondering's tide
G
I realize

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Would the poor be on my mind?
G                                 Em7
Would the wretchedness I try to hide
Cadd9                          G
Carry me away, would I be saved?
G
The realize

G                   Cadd9
That I am America's son
Em7                    G Dsus
And I'm not the only one
Dsus            Cadd9 Em7
I am America's son
G                    Dsus
And I'm not the only one

G                            
Would we whisper hand in hand?
G                             Em7
Would I even be your chosen man?
Cadd9                                G
So it goes to show, so it goes to show
G
It goes to show

G                   Cadd9 Em7
That I am America's son
Em7                    G Dsus
And I'm not the only one
Dsus            Cadd9 Em7
I am America's son
Em7                     G Dsus
And I'm so inclined to run
Dsus               Cadd9 Em7
That I am America's son
Em7                    G Dsus
And I'm not the only one
Dsus            Cadd9 Em7
I am America's son
Em7                     G  Dsus
And I'm so inclined to run