Biography:
Cody McCarver replaced original member Chris McDaniel as the keyboard player in Confederate Railroad in 1999, appearing on albums including Cheap Thrills (2007) with the group. His debut solo album, Peace, Love & Coondawgs, was released by Aspirion Records on October 31, 2006. E1 Records (formerly KOCH) joined with his PLC label to release his second album, Cody McCarver, on September 15, 2009
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
(G) / (Am) (G/B) | (Em) / / / | x 2
[Verse 1]
G G/B
I'm ploughin' a field in Illinois
Em G G/B Em
Raisin' a crop to feed my wife and boys, I'm A- merica
G G/B
I'm a single mom, and that's hard to be
Em G Am G/B Em
Work three jobs eight days a week, I'm A- merica
G G/B
I'm a guitar picker singin' protest songs
Em G Am G/B Em
Bob Dylan was right, Vietnam was wrong, I'm A- merica
G G/B
I lost my legs fightin' in a war
Em G Am G/B Em
If I could, I'd go back for more, I'm A- merica
[Chorus]
C D G
I'm left and right, black and white, and everything in be- tween
C D G
I'm North and South, faith and doubt, I'm all I can be
Em D C
Look around at all I am and all I'm made of
G C G C
I'm A- merica, I'm A- merica
[Verse 2]
G G/B
This mornin' I pulled out of Roanoke
Em G Am G/B Em
Drivin' a big rig to the coast, I'm A- merica
G Am G/B
I teach third grade in Tennessee
Em G Am G/B Em
I could use a raise, but I'd do it for free, I'm A- merica
G Am G/B
Detroit City is my home town
Em G Am G/B Em
Might've built the car you're drivin' around, I'm A- merica
G Am G/B
I'm a volunteer with Project Hope
Em G Am G/B Em
Went down to New Orleans when the levy broke, I'm A- merica
[Chorus]
C D G
I'm left and right, black and white, and everything in be- tween
C D G
I'm North and South, faith and doubt, I'm all I can be
Em D C
Look around at all I am and all I'm made of
G C G C
I'm A- merica, I'm A- merica
[Bridge]
C
A- merica's more than a piece of land
D
It's blood and bones, it's woman and man
C
It lives, it breathes, it hopes, it dreams
D
It looks a lot like you and me
(Ending Chorus)
C D G
Cause we're left and right, black and white, we're everything in be- tween
C D G
We're North and South, faith and doubt, we're all we can be
Em D C
Look around at all we are and all we're made of
G D C G D C
We're A- merica, we're A- merica
G D C G D C
Yeah, we're A- merica, we're A- merica
G D C G
I'm proud to be just a little partner, A- merica
(G) / (Am) (G/B) | (Em) / / / | x 2
[Verse 1]
G G/B
I'm ploughin' a field in Illinois
Em G G/B Em
Raisin' a crop to feed my wife and boys, I'm A- merica
G G/B
I'm a single mom, and that's hard to be
Em G Am G/B Em
Work three jobs eight days a week, I'm A- merica
G G/B
I'm a guitar picker singin' protest songs
Em G Am G/B Em
Bob Dylan was right, Vietnam was wrong, I'm A- merica
G G/B
I lost my legs fightin' in a war
Em G Am G/B Em
If I could, I'd go back for more, I'm A- merica
[Chorus]
C D G
I'm left and right, black and white, and everything in be- tween
C D G
I'm North and South, faith and doubt, I'm all I can be
Em D C
Look around at all I am and all I'm made of
G C G C
I'm A- merica, I'm A- merica
[Verse 2]
G G/B
This mornin' I pulled out of Roanoke
Em G Am G/B Em
Drivin' a big rig to the coast, I'm A- merica
G Am G/B
I teach third grade in Tennessee
Em G Am G/B Em
I could use a raise, but I'd do it for free, I'm A- merica
G Am G/B
Detroit City is my home town
Em G Am G/B Em
Might've built the car you're drivin' around, I'm A- merica
G Am G/B
I'm a volunteer with Project Hope
Em G Am G/B Em
Went down to New Orleans when the levy broke, I'm A- merica
[Chorus]
C D G
I'm left and right, black and white, and everything in be- tween
C D G
I'm North and South, faith and doubt, I'm all I can be
Em D C
Look around at all I am and all I'm made of
G C G C
I'm A- merica, I'm A- merica
[Bridge]
C
A- merica's more than a piece of land
D
It's blood and bones, it's woman and man
C
It lives, it breathes, it hopes, it dreams
D
It looks a lot like you and me
(Ending Chorus)
C D G
Cause we're left and right, black and white, we're everything in be- tween
C D G
We're North and South, faith and doubt, we're all we can be
Em D C
Look around at all we are and all we're made of
G D C G D C
We're A- merica, we're A- merica
G D C G D C
Yeah, we're A- merica, we're A- merica
G D C G
I'm proud to be just a little partner, A- merica
