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Woke Up In America by Matt Maher
Woke Up In America
Capo: 1st fret
Intro G C 3x
Verse 1
G C
I was born on a rock in the middle of the ocean
G C
Where the wind''s so rough it can carry you to London
Am C
It''s a new found land with an old soul reaching
G C
For the light of day
Verse 2
G C
My parents gave me a life full of dreams
G C
Yeah they gave me a heart to endure most anything
Am C
But everyone gets a broken pair of wi ngs
G
And if you try to fly you''ll fail
D
But a voice said "Lift up your head"
Em C
And my heart burst out of my chest
Chorus
G C
I woke up in America for the love of God
G C
I woke up in America for something bigger than myself
Em C
More than fireworks and fanfare
G D
More than a star-spangled banner
Em C
You''re still beautiful America
Verse 3
G C
Yeah its late in the night look in the mirror
G C
Count the lines on my face and wonder how they got there
Am C
Oh but every one''s a story of how grace appeared
G
And carried me through the day
D
And the voice said, "this land ain''t dead"
Em C
You still got better days up ahead
Chorus
G C
I woke up in America for the love of God
G C
I woke up in America for something bigger than myself
Em C
More than fireworks and fanfare
G D
More than a star-spangled banner
Em C
You''re still beautiful America
Solo Em C G D 2x
Bridge
C
I''ve seen the horizon ablaze in Arizona
G D
Shoreline shoutin'' over California
C
Moonlight dancin'' over the Dakotas
G D
It breaks your heart, it''s so beautiful
C
Lady Liberty, she leaves the light on
G D
From the west side all the way to Long Island
C
Carolina Coast to the Rocky Mountains
G D
The sun is shining over me
Chorus
G C
I woke up in America for the love of God
G C
I woke up in America for something bigger than myself
Em C
More than wealth or depression
G D
More than a red or blue nation
Em C
Here in our hells and our heaven
G D
You''re still beautiful America
G C
You''re beautiful America
G C G
You''re beautiful America
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
*If you listen to the song the chords(A7sus4) and (Em7) alternate between hitting the open D string and
plucking the bottom strings to hitting the D string with index finger on the 2nd fret. You''ll have to play
with it to get the right timing but when you do, it sounds great. Then at the end of the first verse it kicks
into a regular chord variation.*
A7sus4=(x 0 0 0 3 3)
Em7=(x x 2 x 3 3)
Am=(x 0 2 2 1 0)
Cmaj=(x 3 2 x 1 x)
G=(3 2 x x 3 3)
Cadd9=(x 3 2 x 3 3)
D=(x x 0 2 3 2)
Em7/B=(x 2 2 x 3 3)
[Intro]
A7sus4 Em7 A7sus4 Em7 A7sus4 Em7
[Verse 1]
A7sus4 Em7
I was born on a rock in the middle of the ocean
A7sus4 Em7
Where the wind''s so rough it could carry you to London
Am Cmaj G Cadd9
It''s a new found land with an old soul reaching, for the light of day
[Verse 2]
G Cadd9
My parents gave me a life full of dreams
G Cadd9
Yeah they gave me a heart to endure almost anything
Am Cmaj G
But everyone gets a broken pair of wings, and if you try to fly you''ll fail
D Em7/B Cadd9
But a voice said "Lift up your head", and my heart burst out of my chest
[Chorus]
G Cadd9 G
I woke up in America for the love of God
Cadd9 Em7/B
I woke up in America for something bigger than myself
Cadd9 G D
More than fireworks and fanfare, more than a star-spangled banner
Em7/B Cadd9 G Cadd9
You''re still beautiful America
[Verse 3]
G Cadd9
Yeah its late in the night and I look in the mirror
G Cadd9
Count the lines on my face and wonder how they got there
Am Cmaj
Oh but every one''s a story of how grace appeared,
G
And carried me through the day
D Em7/B Cadd9
And the voice said, "this land ain''t dead" It’s still got better days up ahead
[Chorus]
G Cadd9 G
I woke up in America for the love of God
Cadd9 Em7/B
I woke up in America for something bigger than myself
Cadd9 G D
More than fireworks and fanfare, more than a star-spangled banner
Em7/B Cadd9 Em7/B Cadd9 G D Em7/B Cadd9 G D
You''re still beautiful America
[Bridge]
Cadd9 G D
I''ve seen the horizon ablaze in Arizona, shoreline shoutin'' over California
Em7/B Cadd9
Moonlight dancin'' over the Dakotas
G D Cadd9
It breaks your heart, it''s so beautiful, Lady Liberty, she leaves her light on
G D
From the west side all the way to Long Island
Em7/B Cadd9 G D
Carolina Coast to the Rocky Mountains, the sun is shining over me
[Outro]
G Cadd9 G
I woke up in America for the love of God
Cadd9 Em7/B
I woke up in America for something bigger than myself
Cadd9 G D Em7/B
More than wealth or depression, more than a red or blue nation
[Tag]
Cadd9 G D G Cadd9
Here in our hells and our heaven, You''re still beautiful America
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
You''re beautiful America, You''re beautiful America
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