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I Am A Patriot

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AnDd the rivers shall Gopen for the righteous  (repeat)
AnDd the rivers shall Gopen for the righteous, AsomedayG  
I went wDalkingG, with my DbrotherG  
And he wDondereGd, oh, how I AamG  
Said what DI believe with my Gsoul
Ain't what DI see with my eyGes
And there'Ds no turning Gback this AtimeG  
I am a pDatrioGt, and I love my DcountryG  
Because my Dcountry Gis all I AknowG  
I wanna be with my DfamilyG  
People who understaDnd meG  
               D        G   A       G           D(G)   <---Not 100% on this G it just
I got no place else to go...I am a patriot...        seems right.
I went DwalkinGg, with my DgirlfriendG  
She looked so Dfine, I said Gbaby what's on your AminGd
She said I wanna run like the DlionsG  
Released from their DcagesG  
                        D                   G        A           G        D(G)
Released from the rages burning in my soul tonight...I am a patriot...
                       D           G<--------|
And I ain't no communist,                  |
                       D                    G|
and I ain't no socialist                   |
                       D                    G|   Hit each chord once
And I ain't no capitalist,                 |
                       D                    G|      and let ring
and I ain't no imperialist                 |
                       D                    G| 
And I ain't no democrat,                   |
                       D                    G|
I sure ain't no republican either          |
                     D                      G|
I only know one party,                     |
                     D                      G|
and that is freedom,                       |
        D      G                              A|
 I am, I am, I am                 <--------|
I am a pDatrioGt, and I love my DcountryG  
Because my Dcountry Gis all I AknowG  
AnDd the rivers shall Gopen for the righteous  (repeat)
AnDd the rivers shall Gopen for the righteous, AsomedayG  
DSomeday, someGday, someAday...

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I Am A Patriot

by Eddie Vedder

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D G

And the rivers shall open for the righteous (repeat)

D G A G

And the rivers shall open for the righteous, someday

D G D G

I went walking, with my brother

D G A G

And he wondered, oh, how I am

D G

Said what I believe with my soul

D G

Ain't what I see with my eyes

D G A G

And there's no turning back this time

D G D G

I am a patriot, and I love my country

D G A G

Because my country is all I know

D G

I wanna be with my family

D G

People who understand me

D G A G D G

() <---Not 100% on this G it just

I got no place else to go...I am a patriot... seems right.

D G D G

I went walking, with my girlfriend

D G A G

She looked so fine, I said baby what's on your mind

D G

She said I wanna run like the lions

D G

Released from their cages

D G A G D G

()

Released from the rages burning in my soul tonight...I am a patriot...

D G

<--------|

And I ain't no communist, |

D G

and I ain't no socialist |

D G

| Hit each chord once

And I ain't no capitalist, |

D G

| and let ring

and I ain't no imperialist |

D G

And I ain't no democrat, |

D G

I sure ain't no republican either |

D G

I only know one party, |

D G

and that is freedom, |

D G A

I am, I am, I am <--------|

D G D G

I am a patriot, and I love my country

D G A G

Because my country is all I know

D G

And the rivers shall open for the righteous (repeat)

D G A G

And the rivers shall open for the righteous, someday

D G A

Someday, someday, someday...

About I Am A Patriot Chords by Eddie Vedder

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