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[Verse]
Come on and Ctake a C/Bwalk with C/Ame tC/Ghrough this Cgreen and C/Bgrowing C/AlandC/G,
CWalk C/Bthrough the C/Ameadows C/Gand the Fmountains Emand the Dmsand,
DmWalk through the valleys and the rivers and the plains,
FWalk through the sun and Gwalk through the rain.
[Chorus]
AmHere is a land full of Empower and glory,
Ambeauty that words cannot reGcall,
Oh, her Cpower shall rest on the Emstrength of her freedom,
her Fglory shall rest on us Gall!
[Verse]
From CColoC/Brado, C/AKansas, C/Gand the CCaroC/Blinas, C/Atoo,C/G  
VirCginia C/Band AC/Alaska, C/Gfrom the Fold Emto the Dmnew,
DmTexas and Ohio and the California shore,
FTell me, who could ask for Gmore?
[Chorus]
AmHere is a land full of Empower and glory,
Ambeauty that words cannot reGcall,
Oh, her Cpower shall rest on the Emstrength of her freedom,
her Fglory shall rest on us Gall!
[Verse]
Yet she's ConC/Bly as C/Arich C/Gas the Cpoorest C/Bof her C/ApoorC/G,
COnC/Bly as C/Afree C/Gas the Fpadlocked Emprison Dmdoor,
DmOnly as strong as our love for this land,
FOnly as tall as we Gstand.
[Chorus]
AmHere is a land full of Empower and glory,
Ambeauty that words cannot reGcall,
Oh, her Cpower shall rest on the Emstrength of her freedom,
her Fglory shall rest on us Gall!
[Rare Extra Verse]
Yet our Cland is C/Bstill C/Atroubled C/Gby mCen who C/Bhave to C/AhateC/G  
They Ctwist C/Baway our C/Afreedom C/Gand they Ftwist Emaway our Dmfate
DmFear is their weapon and treason is their cry.
FWe can stop them if we Gtry.
[Chorus]
AmHere is a land full of Empower and glory,
Ambeauty that words cannot reGcall,
Oh, her Cpower shall rest on the Emstrength of her freedom,
her Fglory shall rest on us Gall!
On us CallC/B  C/A  C/G  C  

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Power And The Glory

by Phil Ochs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

C/A

C/G

[Verse]

C C/B C/A C/G C C/B C/A C/G

Come on and take a walk with me through this green and growing land,

C C/B C/A C/G F Em Dm

Walk through the meadows and the mountains and the sand,

Walk through the valleys and the rivers and the plains,

F G

Walk through the sun and walk through the rain.

[Chorus]

Am Em

Here is a land full of power and glory,

Am G

beauty that words cannot recall,

C Em

Oh, her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom,

F G

her glory shall rest on us all!

[Verse]

C C/B C/A C/G C C/B C/A C/G

From Colorado, Kansas, and the Carolinas, too,

C C/B C/A C/G F Em Dm

Virginia and Alaska, from the old to the new,

Texas and Ohio and the California shore,

F G

Tell me, who could ask for more?

[Chorus]

Am Em

Here is a land full of power and glory,

Am G

beauty that words cannot recall,

C Em

Oh, her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom,

F G

her glory shall rest on us all!

[Verse]

C C/B C/A C/G C C/B C/A C/G

Yet she's only as rich as the poorest of her poor,

C C/B C/A C/G F Em Dm

Only as free as the padlocked prison door,

Only as strong as our love for this land,

F G

Only as tall as we stand.

[Chorus]

Am Em

Here is a land full of power and glory,

Am G

beauty that words cannot recall,

C Em

Oh, her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom,

F G

her glory shall rest on us all!

[Rare Extra Verse]

C C/B C/A C/G C C/B C/A C/G

Yet our land is still troubled by men who have to hate

C C/B C/A C/G F Em Dm

They twist away our freedom and they twist away our fate

Fear is their weapon and treason is their cry.

F G

We can stop them if we try.

[Chorus]

Am Em

Here is a land full of power and glory,

Am G

beauty that words cannot recall,

C Em

Oh, her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom,

F G

her glory shall rest on us all!

C C/B C/A C/G C

On us all

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