"That Ain't My America" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Intro: G C G C
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Sometimes I wanna light up underneath the no-smoking sign
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Sometimes I wish they'd tell me, how justice got so blind
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I wish they'd just leave me alone 'cause I'm doing alright
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You can take your change on down the road and leave me here with mine
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'Cause that ain't my America
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That ain’t this country's roots
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You wanna slam old Uncle Sam
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But I ain't letting you
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I'm mad as hell and you know I still bleed Red, White, and Blue
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That ain't us
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That Ain't My America
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That Ain't My America
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I was standing there in Dallas
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Waitin on a plane
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I overheard an old man
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Tell a young soldier "thanks"
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The young soldier hung his head and said "it's hard to believe
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You're the only one who took the time to say a word to me"
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And the old man said...
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That ain't my America
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That aint this country's roots
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You wanna slam old Uncle Sam
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But I ain't letting you
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I'm mad as hell and you know I still bleed Red, White, and Blue
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That ain't us
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That Ain't My America
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That Ain't My America
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It's to the women and men who in their hands hold a Bible and a gun
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And they ain't afraid of nothing, when they're holding either one
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Now there's kids who can't pray in school
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$100 dollar tanks of gas
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I can tell you right now this country ain't
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AIN'T SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THAT!
NO!
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'Cause that ain't my America
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That aint this country's roots
Em
You wanna slam old Uncle Sam
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But I ain't letting you
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I'm mad as hell and you know I still bleed Red, White, and Blue
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That ain't us
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That Ain't My
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That Ain't My America
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That Ain't My America
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That Ain't My America