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God Bless America
Words and Music by Irving Berlin - 1918 revised 1938
 Verse:
F               F#dim Gm C7 F
Dm Bb6 C7 F
F              F#dim Gm E7 Am
Dm7         Ab7 C               Em Dm7           G6 C7
 Chorus:
F C7 - F              F7
Bb F G7              C7 F
C7 F C7 F              F7
Bb F              Bb F                 C7 F              F7
Bb F              Bb F                 C7 F        (C7 to chorus)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Verse:
While the storm clouds gather,  Far across the sea,
Let us swear allegiance,  To a land that's free.
Let us all be grateful,  For a land so fair,
As we raise our voices,  In a solemn prayer.
 
Chorus:
God Bless America,  Land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her, thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans, white with foam.
God Bless America, my home sweet home.
God Bless America, my home sweet home.
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Performer Links:
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Listen to the Bayou Banjo Club perform "God Bless America" (mp3)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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