C F G C
[Verse]
F G C
The American flag is tied to a fence on an overpass
F G C
With a homemade sign written in red, white and blue
F G Am
And it reads, "Welcome home, Jason Miller, Private First Class"
Dm G
And I don't even know him, but I'm grateful for any good news
[Verse]
C F G C
What's become of my country torn by contradiction
F G C
The spirit of freedom propped up by a culture of fear
F G Am
Where's it's unpatriotic to protest or even to question
Dm G
Have we learned nothing from history or the last couple years
[Chorus]
F G
And the rain pours down
E Am
On the fallow ground
F G C
And the fruited plain as barren as the sand
F G
Is it not within our will
E Am
How long must we wait until
F G C
The seeds of peace find purchase in this land
[Verse]
F G C
He stood on the deck and he said we'd accomplished our mission
F G C
And he twisted the facts 'til he knew it could pass for the truth
F G Am
Vengeance can fill any fool with conviction
Dm G
But he can't wash the blood of the fallen from his cowboy boots
[Chorus]
F G
And the rain pours down
E Am
On the fallow ground
F G C
And the fruited plain as barren as the sand
F G
Is it not within our will
E Am
How long must we wait until
F G C
The seeds of peace find purchase in this land
[Verse]
F G C
I will not be shamed into silence by partisan thunder
F G C
And I won't fall in line and march to the drums on the wind
F G Am
How many more daughters and sons will we see ploughed under
Dm G
How much longer must we wait 'til the harvest comes in
[Chorus]
F G
'Til the sun shines down
E Am
On this hallowed ground
F G C
And the fruited plain so bountiful and grand
F G
Is it not within our will
E Am
How long must we wait until
F G C
The seeds of peace find purchase in this land
F G C
Will the seeds of peace find purchase in this land
