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Independence Day
From Vic's 1990 album "Little"
[Intro]
C     Em     F     F
C     Em     F     F
[Verse 1]
Well Cfuture stepped into my Emfield
And Fturned it in, into an Fempire
CForefathers where are you Emnow?
Your Fdust is a-settling on my Ffurniture, oh oh oh oh
[Chorus 1]
  CIndependence DEmay
I Fnever knew it'd be a-Fso symbolic, oh oh oh oh
  CIndeEmpendence FDayF  
[Verse 2]
Well CI stepped out of a Emcloud
And the Fditch is a-close, I mean the Fditch is a-closing in
  CBut Hemingway you did youEmrself justice
So Fhere's to you you arFticulate dead fisherman
[Chorus 2]
  CIndependence DEmay
I Fnever knew it'd be a-Fso symbolic, oh oh oh oh
  CIndeEmpendence DaFy, Fday
[Chorus 3]
  CIndependence DEmay
I Fnever knew it'd be a-Fso symbolic, oh oh oh oh
  CIndeEmpendence DaFyF  
[Verse 3]
Well Cwhat if I said I Emloved you
And I Fneeded your guidance to Fhelp me through the obstacles?
  CWould you say I am too Emwordy
And Fthen, then, Fwould you laugh?
[Verse 4]
Well Cwhat if I said I'm under Emglass
UnFtouchable as the Fdocument itself?
CWould you say OEmK
And that you Fnever even, oh conFsidered me?  Oh oh oh oh
[Chorus 5]
  CIndeEmpendence DaFy, Fit's independence
  CIndeEmpendence DaFy, Findependence
  CIndeEmpendence DaFy, Fday
[Outro]
  CIndependence DEmay
I Fnever knew it'd be a-Fso symbolic
C     Em     F     F     C

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Independence Day

by Vic Chesnutt

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Independence Day

From Vic's 1990 album "Little"

[Intro]

C Em F F

[Verse 1]

C Em

Well future stepped into my field

F F

And turned it in, into an empire

C Em

Forefathers where are you now?

F F

Your dust is a-settling on my furniture, oh oh oh oh

[Chorus 1]

C Em

Independence Day

F F

I never knew it'd be a-so symbolic, oh oh oh oh

C Em F F

Independence Day

[Verse 2]

C Em

Well I stepped out of a cloud

F F

And the ditch is a-close, I mean the ditch is a-closing in

C Em

But Hemingway you did yourself justice

F F

So here's to you you articulate dead fisherman

[Chorus 2]

C Em

Independence Day

F F

I never knew it'd be a-so symbolic, oh oh oh oh

C Em F F

Independence Day, day

[Chorus 3]

C Em

Independence Day

F F

I never knew it'd be a-so symbolic, oh oh oh oh

C Em F F

Independence Day

[Verse 3]

C Em

Well what if I said I loved you

F F

And I needed your guidance to help me through the obstacles?

C Em

Would you say I am too wordy

F F

And then, then, would you laugh?

[Verse 4]

C Em

Well what if I said I'm under glass

F F

Untouchable as the document itself?

C Em

Would you say OK

F F

And that you never even, oh considered me? Oh oh oh oh

[Chorus 5]

C Em F F

Independence Day, it's independence

C Em F F

Independence Day, independence

C Em F F

Independence Day, day

[Outro]

C Em

Independence Day

F F

I never knew it'd be a-so symbolic

C Em F F C

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