C# (x43121@1) F#/C# C#It's (x43121@1)coming through a hole in the air,
C# (x43121@1) G# (xx1114@1) C#from (x43121@1)those nights in Tiananmen Square.
F#It's (244322@1)coming from the feel
B/F# (x2444x@1) F#that (244322@1)this ain't exactly real,
C# (x43121@1) F#/C# C#or (x43121@1)it's real, but it ain't exactly there.
FFrom (133211@1)the wars against disorder,
A#mfrom (x13321@1)the sirens night and day,
Ffrom (133211@1)the fires of the homeless,
A#mfrom (x13321@1)the ashes of the gay:
G# (xx1114@1) F# (244322@1) C#Democracy (x43121@1)is coming to the U.S.A.
C# F#m
C# F#m
C# (x43121@1)C# (x43121@1) F#/C# C#It's (x43121@1)coming through a crack in the wall;
C# (x43121@1) G# (xx1114@1) C#on (x43121@1)a visionary flood of alcohol;
F#from (244322@1)the staggering account
B/F# (x2444x@1) F#of (244322@1)the Sermon on the Mount
C# (x43121@1) F#/C# C#which (x43121@1)I don't pretend to understand at all.
FIt's (133211@1)coming from the silence
A#mon (x13321@1)the dock of the bay,
Ffrom (133211@1)the brave, the bold, the battered
A#mheart (x13321@1)of Chevrolet:
G# (xx1114@1) F# (244322@1) C#Democracy (x43121@1)is coming to the U.S.A.
C# F#m
C# F#m
C# (x43121@1)C# (x43121@1) F#/C# C#It's (x43121@1)coming from the sorrow in the street,
C# (x43121@1) G# (xx1114@1) C#the (x43121@1)holy places where the races meet;
F#from (244322@1)the homicidal bitchin'
B/F# (x2444x@1) F#that (244322@1)goes down in every kitchen
C# (x43121@1) F#/C# C#to (x43121@1)determine who will serve and who will eat.
FFrom (133211@1)the wells of disappointment
A#mwhere (x13321@1)the women kneel to pray
Ffor (133211@1)the grace of God in the desert here
A#mand (x13321@1)the desert far away:
G# (xx1114@1) F# (244322@1) C#Democracy (x43121@1)is coming to the U.S.A.
C# F#m
C# F#m
C# (x43121@1)G# (xx1114@1) F#Sail (244322@1)on, sail on
C#O (x43121@1)mighty Ship of State!
G#To (xx1114@1)the Shores of Need
F#Past (244322@1)the Reefs of Greed
C#Through (x43121@1)the Squalls of Hate
F#m (244222@1) G# (xx1114@1) F# (244322@1) C#Sail (x43121@1)on, sail on, sail on, sail on.
C# (x43121@1) F#/C# C#It's (x43121@1)coming to America first,
C# (x43121@1) G# (xx1114@1) C#the (x43121@1)cradle of the best and of the worst.
F#It's (244322@1)here they got the range
B/F# (x2444x@1) F#and (244322@1)the machinery for change
C# (x43121@1) F#/C# C#and (x43121@1)it's here they got the spiritual thirst.
FIt's (133211@1)here the family's broken
A#mand (x13321@1)it's here the lonely say
Fthat (133211@1)the heart has got to open
A#min (x13321@1)a fundamental way:
G# (xx1114@1) F# (244322@1) C#Democracy (x43121@1)is coming to the U.S.A.
C# F#m
C# F#m
C# (x43121@1)C# (x43121@1) F#/C# C#It's (x43121@1)coming from the women and the men.
C# (x43121@1) G# (xx1114@1) C#O (x43121@1)baby, we'll be making love again.
F#We'll (244322@1)be going down so deep
B/F# (x2444x@1) F#the (244322@1)river's going to weep,
C# (x43121@1) F#/C# C#and (x43121@1)the mountain's going to shout Amen!
FIt's (133211@1)coming like the tidal flood
A#m
beneath the lunar sway,
Fimperial, (133211@1)mysterious,
A#min (x13321@1)amorous array:
G# (xx1114@1) F# (244322@1) C#Democracy (x43121@1)is coming to the U.S.A.
C# F#m
C# F#m
C# (x43121@1)G# (xx1114@1) F#Sail (244322@1)on, sail on ...
C# (x43121@1) F#/C# C#I'm (x43121@1)sentimental, if you know what I mean
C# (x43121@1) G# (xx1114@1) C#I (x43121@1)love the country but I can't stand the scene.
F#And (244322@1)I'm neither left or right
B/F# (x2444x@1) F#I'm (244322@1)just staying home tonight,
C# (x43121@1) F#/C# C#getting (x43121@1)lost in that hopeless little screen.
FBut (133211@1)I'm stubborn as those garbage bags
A#mthat (x13321@1)Time cannot decay,
FI'm (133211@1)junk but I'm still holding up
A#mthis (x13321@1)little wild bouquet:
G# (xx1114@1) F# (244322@1) C#Democracy (x43121@1)is coming to the U.S.A
C# F#m
C# F#m
C#
