Chorus:
C
We’ve done us proud to come this far
F C
Down through the years to where we are
Side by side hand in hand
G
We’ve lived and died
For this great land
C
We’ve done us proud
C F C
I sailed the seas in search of freedom
G
I tilled the soil for seed to grow
C F
I built the fences to hold the cattle
C G C
I mined the earth in search of gold
C F C
I sheared the sheep of golden fleeces
G
I formed the union to win fair pay
C F
I built a railroad to cross the country
C G C
I fought a war for my countrys sake
Chorus
Change key to D
D G D
I kept a home and raised a family
A
I taught your children as if my own
D G
I painted pictures to show the beauty
D A D
I wrote the stories to keep the flame
Chorus (STAY IN D)
Change key to E
E
(We’ve done us proud) I worked the factory
(To come this far) I worked the land
A
(two hundred years) I built the houses
E
(To where we are) I baked the plan
(Side by Side) I drive the highway
(Hand in Hand) I right the wrong
B
(We’ve lived and died) I reach for glory
(For this great land) I sing the songs
E
We’ve done us proud
(To come this far) To come this far
A
(Two hundred years) Two hundred years
E
(To where we are) To where we are
(Side by side) Side by side
(Hand in Hand) Hand in Hand
B
(We’ve lived and died) We’ve lived and died
(For this great land) For this great land
E
We’ve done us proud
C
We’ve done us proud to come this far
F C
Down through the years to where we are
Side by side hand in hand
G
We’ve lived and died
For this great land
C
We’ve done us proud
C F C
I sailed the seas in search of freedom
G
I tilled the soil for seed to grow
C F
I built the fences to hold the cattle
C G C
I mined the earth in search of gold
C F C
I sheared the sheep of golden fleeces
G
I formed the union to win fair pay
C F
I built a railroad to cross the country
C G C
I fought a war for my countrys sake
Chorus
Change key to D
D G D
I kept a home and raised a family
A
I taught your children as if my own
D G
I painted pictures to show the beauty
D A D
I wrote the stories to keep the flame
Chorus (STAY IN D)
Change key to E
E
(We’ve done us proud) I worked the factory
(To come this far) I worked the land
A
(two hundred years) I built the houses
E
(To where we are) I baked the plan
(Side by Side) I drive the highway
(Hand in Hand) I right the wrong
B
(We’ve lived and died) I reach for glory
(For this great land) I sing the songs
E
We’ve done us proud
(To come this far) To come this far
A
(Two hundred years) Two hundred years
E
(To where we are) To where we are
(Side by side) Side by side
(Hand in Hand) Hand in Hand
B
(We’ve lived and died) We’ve lived and died
(For this great land) For this great land
E
We’ve done us proud