Wes Cook Band I Stand For The Flag
[Intro]
C Am F C G
[Verse 1]
C
I saw her flyin' there, by the dawns early light,
Am F
A little tired, a little tore up, Still hurtin' from the fight,
C Am
Then it hit me, You ain't got to pick a side,
F G
You can love your fellow man, and still have pride,
Dm Am
'Cause we're all stitched together, like the red white and blue,
F G
Might be a little bit different, But we're all the same too,
[Chorus 1]
C
'Cause the stars and stripes are so much more,
G
Than that old piece of cloth on your Grandma's porch,
Dm F
It gave us that American dream, to be anything that we wanna be,
C G
It don't matter where you are, from a one room church to an uptown bar,
Dm F
Don't care if you're black or white, or who you love,
Dm F G C Am
I stand for the flag, and the flag, Stands for all of us.
[Verse 2]
C
For the teachers of today, Or the leaders of tomorrow,
Am F
For long haul drivin' truckers, Going all night haulin' cargo,
C Am
The banker pays the farmer, who feeds the factory workin' man,
F G
While the preacher talks to Jesus, About his Son in Afghanistan,
Dm Am
We all need each other, Like an apple needs a pie,
F G
That's just another day, In this American life,
[Chorus 2]
C
'Cause the stars and stripes are so much more,
G
Than that old piece of cloth on your Grandma's porch,
Dm F
It gave us that American dream, to be anything that we wanna be,
C G
'Cause it don't matter where you are, from a one room church to an uptown bar,
Dm F
Don't care if you're black or white, or who you love,
Dm F G C Am F G
I stand for the flag, and the flag, Stands for all of us.
[Interlude]
Am F
I stand for showing kindness,
C
Treating everyone with love,
Am F
Be proud of who you are,
G
Don't forget were you came . . from . . . .
[Verse 3]
C
'Cause the stars and stripes mean much more,
G
Than that old piece of cloth on your Grandma's porch,
Dm F
It gave us that American dream, to be anything that we wanna be,
C G
And it don't matter where you are, from a one room church to an uptown bar,
Dm F
Don't care if you're black or white, or who you love,
Dm F G C
I stand for the flag, and the flag darn sure stands for all of us.
[Outro]
Am F G C Am F G C*
[Intro]
C Am F C G
[Verse 1]
C
I saw her flyin' there, by the dawns early light,
Am F
A little tired, a little tore up, Still hurtin' from the fight,
C Am
Then it hit me, You ain't got to pick a side,
F G
You can love your fellow man, and still have pride,
Dm Am
'Cause we're all stitched together, like the red white and blue,
F G
Might be a little bit different, But we're all the same too,
[Chorus 1]
C
'Cause the stars and stripes are so much more,
G
Than that old piece of cloth on your Grandma's porch,
Dm F
It gave us that American dream, to be anything that we wanna be,
C G
It don't matter where you are, from a one room church to an uptown bar,
Dm F
Don't care if you're black or white, or who you love,
Dm F G C Am
I stand for the flag, and the flag, Stands for all of us.
[Verse 2]
C
For the teachers of today, Or the leaders of tomorrow,
Am F
For long haul drivin' truckers, Going all night haulin' cargo,
C Am
The banker pays the farmer, who feeds the factory workin' man,
F G
While the preacher talks to Jesus, About his Son in Afghanistan,
Dm Am
We all need each other, Like an apple needs a pie,
F G
That's just another day, In this American life,
[Chorus 2]
C
'Cause the stars and stripes are so much more,
G
Than that old piece of cloth on your Grandma's porch,
Dm F
It gave us that American dream, to be anything that we wanna be,
C G
'Cause it don't matter where you are, from a one room church to an uptown bar,
Dm F
Don't care if you're black or white, or who you love,
Dm F G C Am F G
I stand for the flag, and the flag, Stands for all of us.
[Interlude]
Am F
I stand for showing kindness,
C
Treating everyone with love,
Am F
Be proud of who you are,
G
Don't forget were you came . . from . . . .
[Verse 3]
C
'Cause the stars and stripes mean much more,
G
Than that old piece of cloth on your Grandma's porch,
Dm F
It gave us that American dream, to be anything that we wanna be,
C G
And it don't matter where you are, from a one room church to an uptown bar,
Dm F
Don't care if you're black or white, or who you love,
Dm F G C
I stand for the flag, and the flag darn sure stands for all of us.
[Outro]
Am F G C Am F G C*
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