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CLet's go back to yesterday, when a phone call cost a Amdime.
in New Orleans, just a Fnickel.
FTurn back the hands of Ctime.
FTurn back the hands of Ctime.
CPicture a room with a window, a Amsofa and some chairs,
Fa television Gturned on for the CnighCsus4t.C  
CPicture a woman, two children seated, Ama man lying there,
their Ffaces softly Gglowing in the ClighCsus4t.C  
CThis is my country, Amthese are my people.
FThis is the Gworld I Cunderstand.
CThis is my country, Amthese are my people.
FAnd I know 'em like the Gback of my own Chand.
If we Bbhad something to Gsay we'd Cbounce it off the Amscreen
we were Fwatching and we Gcouldn't look Caway.
We all Bbknow what we Glook like, Cyou know what I Ammean?
We wouFldn't have had it Gany other Cway.
We got Ecomedy, Amtragedy. GEv'rything from A to CB,
watching oDmther pEmeople lFiving, seeing Dmother pEmeople pFlay.
Having Dmother pEmeople's vFoices fill our Gminds.
GThank you, Jesus.
EFeelings might go Amunexpressed.
GI think that's prob'ly Cfor the best.
Dig too Fdeep, Emwho Dmknows what you Gwill find.
CThis is my country, those were Ammy people.
FTheir's was the Gworld I Cunderstand.
CPicture a room, no window, a Amdoor that leads outside,
Fa man lying on a Gblanket on Cthe Csus4floor.C  
CPicture his three grown boys behind him, Ambouncing words off a screen,
Fof a television Gbig as all CoutdCsus4oors.C  
Now your Bbchildren are your Gchildren, Ceven when they're Amgrown.
WheFn they speak to you, you got to Glisten to what they have tCo say.
But they Bball live alone now, Gthey have CTVs of their Amown
but they Fkeep on coming Gover CanywCsus4ay.C  
And Fmuch as I Glove them, I'm Falways kind of Gglad when they go Caway.
CThis is my country, Amthese are my people.
FThis is the Gworld I Cunderstand.
CThis is my country, Amthese are my people.
And I Fknow 'em like the Gback of my own Chand.
FI know 'em like the Gback of my own ChandCsus4.C  

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My Country

by Randy Newman

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Csus4

C Am

Let's go back to yesterday, when a phone call cost a dime.

in New Orleans, just a nickel.

F C

Turn back the hands of time.

F C

Turn back the hands of time.

C Am

Picture a room with a window, a sofa and some chairs,

F G C Csus4 C

a television turned on for the night.

C Am

Picture a woman, two children seated, a man lying there,

F G C Csus4 C

their faces softly glowing in the light.

C Am

This is my country, these are my people.

F G C

This is the world I understand.

C Am

This is my country, these are my people.

F G C

And I know 'em like the back of my own hand.

Bb G C Am

If we had something to say we'd bounce it off the screen

F G C

we were watching and we couldn't look away.

Bb G C Am

We all know what we look like, you know what I mean?

F G C

We wouldn't have had it any other way.

E Am G C

We got comedy, tragedy. Ev'rything from A to B,

Dm Em F Dm Em F

watching other people living, seeing other people play.

Dm Em F G

Having other people's voices fill our minds.

Thank you, Jesus.

E Am

Feelings might go unexpressed.

G C

I think that's prob'ly for the best.

F Em Dm G

Dig too deep, who knows what you will find.

C Am

This is my country, those were my people.

F G C

Their's was the world I understand.

C Am

Picture a room, no window, a door that leads outside,

F G C Csus4 C

a man lying on a blanket on the floor.

C Am

Picture his three grown boys behind him, bouncing words off a screen,

F G C Csus4 C

of a television big as all outdoors.

Bb G C Am

Now your children are your children, even when they're grown.

F G C

When they speak to you, you got to listen to what they have to say.

Bb G C Am

But they all live alone now, they have TVs of their own

F G C Csus4 C

but they keep on coming over anyway.

F G F G C

And much as I love them, I'm always kind of glad when they go away.

C Am

This is my country, these are my people.

F G C

This is the world I understand.

C Am

This is my country, these are my people.

F G C

And I know 'em like the back of my own hand.

F G C Csus4 C

I know 'em like the back of my own hand.

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