(capo 2? casa) (intro) G G C C G G C C G G C C Well she seemed all right by dawn's early light G G C C Though she looked a little worried and weak G G C G She tried to pretend he wasn't drinking again D D D D - C But Daddy'd left the proof on her cheek G G C C I was only eight years old that summer G G C C And I always seemed to be in the way Em Em C G So I took myself down to the fair in town D D G G C C G G C C On Independence Day Well, word gets around in a small, small town They said he was a dangerous man But Mama was proud and she stood her ground She knew she was on the losing end Some folks whispered, some folks talked But everybody looked the other way And when time ran out, there was no one about D D G G G (stop) On Independence Day D D D D Em Em Em Em Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing C C G G D D D D Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7 C C Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong C C G G D (stop) Roll that stone away, let the guilty pay G G C C G G C C It's Independence Day Well, she lit up the sky that Fourth of July By the time that the firemen come They just put out the flames and they took down some names And sent me to the county home Now I ain't saying it's right or it's wrong But maybe it's the only way Talk about your revolution It's Independence Day Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong Roll that stone away, let the guilty pay G G C C G G It's Independence Day, roll that stone away C C G G C C G . It's Independence Day
