D                     C
Once the religious, the hunted and weary
D                           G       C
Chasing the promise of freedom and hope
D                       G
Came to this country to build a new vision
D                                   G
Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope


[Pre-Chorus 1]
C                                            D
Like good Christians some would burn the witches
C                                 D
Later some got slaves to gather riches


[Chorus]
               A                    G
But still from near and far to seek America
             D
They came by thousands, to court the wild
             A                     G
But she just patiently smiled, and bore them a child
            D
To be their spirit, and guiding light


[Verse 3]
D
And once the ties with the crown had been broken
                       C
Westward in saddle and wagon they went
D                     C
And 'til the railroad linked ocean to ocean
D                        C    G
Many the lives which had come to an end


[Pre-Chorus 2]
C                                         D
While we bullied, stole, and bought our a homeland
C                             D
We began the slaughter of the red man


[Chorus]
A                                   G
But still from near and far to seek America
             D
They came by thousands, to court the wild
A                                  G
But she just patiently smiled, and bore them a child
            D
To be their spirit, and guiding light

C - D x2
G   E


[Bridge]
G#                F#
The blue and gray they stomped it
                    A     E
They kicked it just like a dog
G#
And when the war was over
     F#         A           E
They stuffed it just like a hog

C - D x2


[Verse 4]
D
And though the past has its share of injustice
                         C
Kind was the spirit in many a way
D                              G              D
But its protectors and friends have been sleeping
                            G
Now it's a monster and will not obey


[Part 2: Suicide]

C - D

C x25 as quarter-notes decending in tempo


[Verse 1]
G                                     C
The spirit it was freedom and justice
G
And its keepers seemed generous and kind
G
Its leaders were supposed to serve the country
G
But now they won't pay it no mind


[Verse 2]
G                                       C
'Cause the people grew fat and got lazy
    G
Now their vote is a meaningless joke
G                               Bb
They babble about law and order
         G
But it's all just an echo of what they've been told


[Chorus]
Bb
Yeah, there's a monster on the loose
             C
It's got our heads into the noose
G                                        C
And it just sits there watchin'


[Verse 3]
G
The cities have turned into jungles
G
And corruption is stranglin' the land
G
The police force is watching the people
G
And the people just can't understand


[Verse 4]
G                                         C
We don't know how to mind our own business
G                                              C
'Cause the whole world's got to be just like us
G                                   C
Now we are fighting a war over there
G                                               C
No matter who's the winner, we can't pay the cost


[Chorus]
Bb
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
             C
It's got our heads into the noose
                        D
And it just sits there, watching

C D x2

D (for 25 bars - I like to rif on Dsus4, D, Dmaj7 etc.)

C - D

[Solo]
Riff on variations of D


[Part 3: America]
D        C     D
America, where are you now?
                          A        D
Don't you care about your sons and daughters?

Don't you know, we need you now
                             A
We can't fight alone against the monster

D        C     D
America, where are you now?
                          A
Don't you care about your sons and daughters?
D
Don't you know, we need you now
                        A
We can't fight alone against the monster


[Solo 1]
Play variations of D & A


[Solo 2]
F - E - Em - D
C - D  x8
C - A - D


D        C     D
America, where are you now?
                          A
Don't you care about your sons and daughters?
D
Don't you know, we need you now
                      A
We can't fight alone against the monster

D        C     D
America, where are you now?
                          A
Don't you care about your sons and daughters?
D
Don't you know, we need you now
                     A
We can't fight alone against the monster

C        C     D
America, where are you now?
                          A
Don't you care about your sons and daughters?
D
Don't you know, we need you now
                     A
We can't fight alone against the monster