Capo 7th

Intro
G   D   Am   C D          x2


   Em                                      G      D
I heard you sing a rebel song,
   Em                                      G      D
sung it loud and all alone.
   Em                                      G      D
We can't afford the things you save,
   Em                                      G      D
we can't afford the warranty.
   G
I see you walking in the glare
  Em                D
down the county road we share.
     G
Our southern blood, my heresy,
 Em               D
damn that ol' confederacy. 

G           D
It took a long time to
Am              C         D
become the thing I am to you.
G                 D          Am
And you won't tear it apart
            C        D
without a fight, without a heart. 


   Em                                      G      D
I'm sorry for what you have learned,
   Em                                      G      D
when you feel the tables turn.
   Em                                      G      D
To run so hard in your race,
   Em                                      G      D
now you find who set the pace.
       G
The landed aristocracy
Em                 D
exploiting all your enmity.
G
All your daddies fought in vain,
Em                    D
leave you with the mark of Cain. 



G           D
It took a long time to
Am              C         D
become the thing I am to you.
G                 D          Am
And you won't tear it apart
            C        D
without a fight, without a heart. 
G           D
It took a long time to
Am        C    D
become you, become you. 
G   D   Am   C D          x2

 Em                                      G      D
The center holds, so they say.
 Em                                      G      D
It never held too well for me.
 Em                                      G      D
I won't stop short for common ground
 Em                                      G      D
that vilifies the trodden down.
G
The center held the bonded slave
Em              D
for the sake of industry.
G
The center held the bloody hand
Em          D
of the executioner man. 

G           D
It took a long time to
Am              C         D
become the thing I am to you.
G                 D          Am
And you won't tear it apart
            C        D
without a fight, without a heart. 
G           D
It took a long time to
Am        C    D
become you, become you.