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I figured the chords and lyrics out by ear, so hopefully it's okay.
INTRO: Strum an F major
VERSE 1:
FIf I don't choose, I'm choosing isolatioBbn,
If I don't Fbelieve, I don't believe I need an explanatioCn,
If I don't Fshow, there goes my reputatiBbon,
I'm a Fpatriot, Cfrom no particular Fnation
CHORUS:
Oh, Bbsome go left, some go right, some are here wishing they were Fthere,
BbSome are wrong, some are right, come on now, show the world you Ccare
VERSE 2:
Oh, I'm finding Ffreedom, my favorite destiBbnation,
Oh, I got on the Fbandwagon, but it never left the Cstation,
Fighting fire with Ffire is a bad, bad situatioBbn,
I'm a Fpatriot, Cfrom no particular Fnation,
CHORUS: 
Oh, Bbsome go left, some go right, some are here, wishing they were Fthere,
BbSome are wrong, some are right, come on now, show the world you Ccare
VERSE 3:
Oh, I won't change Fheart in your fancy organiBbzation,
Every time I look for FGod, all I see is a constelClation,
And every word I Fspeak is a minor obserBbvation,
I'm a Fpatriot, Cfrom no particular natioFn (alright)
OUTRO: Strum  F   Bb   C  F  
Fighting fire with Ffire is a bad, bad combiBbnation,
I'm a Fpatriot, Cfrom no particular natioFn

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Patriot

by Jack Savoretti

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I figured the chords and lyrics out by ear, so hopefully it's okay.

INTRO: Strum an F major

VERSE 1:

F Bb

If I don't choose, I'm choosing isolation,

F C

If I don't believe, I don't believe I need an explanation,

F Bb

If I don't show, there goes my reputation,

F C F

I'm a patriot, from no particular nation

CHORUS:

Bb F

Oh, some go left, some go right, some are here wishing they were there,

Bb C

Some are wrong, some are right, come on now, show the world you care

VERSE 2:

F Bb

Oh, I'm finding freedom, my favorite destination,

F C

Oh, I got on the bandwagon, but it never left the station,

F Bb

Fighting fire with fire is a bad, bad situation,

F C F

I'm a patriot, from no particular nation,

CHORUS:

Bb F

Oh, some go left, some go right, some are here, wishing they were there,

Bb C

Some are wrong, some are right, come on now, show the world you care

VERSE 3:

F Bb

Oh, I won't change heart in your fancy organization,

F C

Every time I look for God, all I see is a constellation,

F Bb

And every word I speak is a minor observation,

F C F

I'm a patriot, from no particular nation (alright)

F Bb C F

OUTRO: Strum

F Bb

Fighting fire with fire is a bad, bad combination,

F C F

I'm a patriot, from no particular nation

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