Our Country
John Mellencamp
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G D Well I can stand beside ideals I think are rightG D And I can stand beside the idea to stand and fightEm D I do believe there's a dream for everyoneC D7 G This is our countryG D There's room enough here for science to liveG And there's room enough here forD religion to forgiveEm D And try to understand all the people of this landC D7 G This is our countryContinues after the adChorus:C From the east coastG To the west coastEm D Down the dixie highway back homeC D7 G This is our countryG D That poverty could just another ugly thingG D And bigotry would be seen only as obsceneEm And the ones that understand helpD the poor and common manC D7 G This is our country Chorus:G D The dream is still alive someday it will come trueG D And this country it belongs to folks like me and youEm D So let the voice of freedom sing out through this landC D7 G This is our country