submitted by Ttango54
Golden Country by REO Speedwagon
all errors are mine, please let me know and I will fix it.
Em scale: E, F?, G, A, B, C, and D
There is a Em drone going on between the following chords
[INTRO]
em Em em F#m em G em Bm times 4 and end with
Em F#m G A Bm
Keyboard riff 1: d e d c b a g f# e
Keyboard riff 2: e f# g a b c d e
[Verse 1]
Em F#m G Bm
Golden country your face is so red
Em F#m G Bm
With all of your money your poor can be fed
Em F#m G Bm
You strut around and you flirt with disaster
Em F#m G F#
Never really carin' just what comes after
[Pre-Chorus]
Em F#m G F#m
Well your blacks are dyin' but your back is still turned
Em F#m G Bm
And your freaks are cryin' but your back is still turned
Em F#m G F#m
You better stop your hidin or your country will burn
[Chorus]
G D C
The time has come for you my friend
G D C
To all this ugliness we must put an end
G D C B
Before we leave we must make a stand
[Verse 2]
Em F#m G Bm
Mortgage people you crawl to your homes
Em F#m G Bm
Your security lies in your bed of white foam
Em F#m G Bm
You act concerned but then why turn away
Em F#m G F#
When a lady was raped on your doorstep today
[Pre-Chorus]
Em F#m G F#m
Well your blacks are cryin' but your back is still turned
Em F#m G Bm
And your freaks are dyin' but your back is still turned
Em F#m G F#m
You better stop your hidin or your country will burn
[Chorus]
G D C
The time has come for you my friend
G D C
To all this ugliness we must put an end
G D C
Before we leave we must make a stand, oh yeah......
[Solo]
Em D C Bm * 3
Em D C B
Em D C Bm
Em D C B
Em D C Bm
Em D C B
Em. D. C. Bm
[VERSE 3]
Em F#m G F#m
Golden country your face is so red
Em F#m G F#m
With all of your money your poor can be fed
Em F#m G F#m
You strut around and you flirt with disaster
Em F#m G F#m
Never really carin' just what comes after
[PRE-CHORUS]
Em F#m G F#m
Well your blacks are dyin' but your back is still turned
Em F#m G F#m
And your freaks are cryin' but your back is still turned
Em F#m G F#m F# F#m
You better stop your hidin or your country will burn
[CHORUS]
G D C
The time has come for you my friend
G D C
To all this ugliness we must put an end
G D C B Bm B
Before we leave we must make a stand
[Repeat] CHORUS
G D C
Sometimes its
G D B
Wing it