[Verse 1]
C
I've traveled 'round this country
F C
From shore to shining shore
G7 C
It really made me wonder
G C
The things I heard and saw
[Verse 2]
C
I saw the weary farmer
F C
A'plowing sod and loam
G7 C
I heard the auction hammer
G C
A-knocking down their homes
[Chorus]
C
But the banks are made of marble
G C
With a guard at every door
C
And the vaults are stuffed with silver
G7 C
That the farmer sweated for
[Verse 3]
C
I saw the fisherman standing
F C
So idly by the shore
G7 C
I heard his bosses saying
G C
"Ain't got no work for you no more."
[Chorus]
C
But the banks are made of marble
G C
With a guard at every door
C
And the vaults are stuffed with silver
G C
That the fisherman sweated for
[Verse 4]
C
I saw the weary miner
F C
A'Scrubbin' coal dust from his back
G7 C
I heard his children crying
G C
Got no coal to heat the shack
[Chorus]
C
But the banks are made of marble
G C
With a guard at every door
C
And the vaults are stuffed with silver
G C
That the miner sweated for
[Verse 5]
C
I've seen my people working
F C
Throughout this mighty land
G7 C
I prayed we'd get together
G C
And together make a stand
[Chorus]
C
And we might own those banks of marble
G C
With no guard at every door
C
And we will share those vaults of silver
G C
That we have sweated for