WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Jackson Browne - I Am A Patriot Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
G G/C
And the river opens for the righteous
G G/C
And the river opens for the righteous
G G/C
And the river opens for the righteous
G G/C
And the river opens for the righteous
G G/C
And the river opens for the righteous
G G/C
Someday
[Verse]
G G/C G G/C
I was walking with my brother
G G/C D C
And he wondered what's on my mind
G G/C
I said what I believe in my soul
G G/C
Ain't what I see with my eyes
Em C D C
And we can't turn our backs this time
[Chorus]
G G/C
I am a patriot
G G/C
And I love my county
G G/C D C
Because my country is all I know
G G/C
I want to be with my family
G G/C
The people who understand me
Em C D C
I've got nowhere else to go
G G/C
And the river opens for the righteous
G G/C
And the river opens for the righteous
G G/C
And the river opens for the righteous
G G/C
Someday
[Verse]
G G/C G G/C
And I was talking with my sister
G
She looked so fine
C D
I said, "Baby, what's on your mind?"
C G G/C
She said, "I want to run like the lion"
G G/C
Released from the cages
Em
Released from the rages
C D C
Burning in my heart tonight
[Instrumental]
G G/C x2
[Bridge]
Em C/G
And I ain't no communist
Em C/G
And I ain't no capitalist
Em C/G
And I ain't no socialist
Em C/G
And I ain't no imperialist
Em C/G
And I ain't no democrat
Em C/G
Sure ain't no republican
Em C/G
I only know one party
Em C/G
And it is freedom
[Chorus]
G C D
I am, I am, I am
G G/C
I am a patriot
G G/C
And I love my country
G G/C D C
Because my county is all I know
G G/C
I want to be with my family
G G/C
The people who understand me
Em C D C
I've got nowhere else to go
[Outro]
G G/C
And the river opens for the righteous
G G/C
And the river opens for the righteous
G G/C
And the river opens for the righteous
C/G G
Someday