The G re is no ti D me to dis G cuss or Em debate
What is ri C ght, what is wr D ong for our peo G ple
Tim G e has run o D ut for a G ll those who w Em ait
With bent C limbs and minds D that are fee G ble
Chorus:
G And the rain fa Em lls and blo C ws through their wi D ndow
G And the snow fa Em lls and blo C ws through their do D or
G And the seasons revo Em lve 'mid th C eir sounds of starv D ation
G When the tides Em rise, they C cover the f G loor
G And they come from the no D rth and th G ey come from the s Em outh
And they C come from the h D ills and they va G lleys
And they're mig G rants and far D mers and min G ers and hu Em mans
Our cen C sus negle D cted to ta G lly
chorus
And they're Af G rican, Me D xican, Cauc G asian, Ind Em ian
H C ungry and hop D eless Amer G icans
G The orphans of we D alth and of ade G quate he Em alth
D C isowned by this nat D ion they l G ive in
And with we G ather-worn ha D nds On brea G d lines they st Em and
C Yet but one m D ore degrad G ation
G Yes, and they're treated like tra D mps While we s G ell them food st Em amps
This thriv C ing and prosp D erous nati G on
Chorus
And with ro G aches and ric D kets and r G ats in the thi Em ckets
C Infested, dis D eased, and deca G ying
With ra G gs and no sho D es and skin G sores that Em ooze
By the poi C sonous po D ols they are pl G aying
G In shacks D of two rooms that G are rotting woo Em d tombs
With cor C pses brea D thing inside th G em
Yes, and we p G ity their p D light as they G call in the n Em ight
And we do all C that we can D do to hide them G
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G And the rain f Em alls and bl C ows through their w D indow
G And the snow fa Em lls in whit C e drifts that fall D
G and the tides r Em ise, with f C loods in the nurser D y
G and a child is Em crying
C hes hungry and co D ld
C his life has been s D old
C his young face looks D old
its the fa C ce of am D erica d G ying
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Don McLean
