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Come Home America  Johnny Rivers

written by J.Rivers/M.Georgiades
performed by Johnny Rivers
[1972]  
Patterns:
(1):
[G/D]v v v v [D]v v v v [G/D]v v v v [D]v v v v
 
 -7-------7-9-7---|-5---0-------5---|-3-------3-5-----|-2-------0h2-----|
 -8-------------8-|-7-------7----7--|---3---3---------|-3---3-------3---|
 -7---------------|-7-------7-----6-|-----4-----------|-2-----2-------2-|
 -0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-----0-0-------|-0-------0-------|
 -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(2):
[G/D]v v v v [Dj7]v v v v [G/D]v v v v [D]v v v v
 
 -7-------7-9-7---|-5---0-------5---|-3-------3-5-----|-2-------0h2-----|
 -8---10---8----8-|-7-------7----7--|---3---3---------|-3---3-------3---|
 -7---------------|-6-------6-----6-|-----4-----------|-2-----2-------2-|
 -0---------0-----|-0-------0-------|-0-----0-0-------|-0-------0-------|
 -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[(1)]  
[(2)]  
VERSE:
G/D Dj7 G/D D <- (2)
Winds of change blowing strong
G/D Dj7 G/D D <- (2)
Thought I'd heard someone sing this song
G/D Dj7 G/D D <- (2)
Days of peace are not that hard to find
[G]Pick up the [F#m7]dream you left be[A]hind.
CHORUS:
[G]Young and [A]old, [G/B]rich and [D]poor,
[F#]Black and white can [Bm]rhy[A]me[G],
[G]Wake up Am[Dj7]erica, it's been a [Em7]long [A7]long [D]time.
VERSE:
[G/D]Time has [Dj7]come [G/D] to make a [D]choice
[G/D]To give the [Dj7]people, [G/D] give 'em back the [D]voice
[G/D]Will we leave this [Dj7]land [G/D] in the hands of [D]greed
[G]Or will we [F#m7]answer our brother's [A]needs?
CHORUS:
[G]Young and [A]old, [G/B]rich and [D]poor,
[F#]Black and white can [Bm]rhyme[A],[G]
[G]Come home [Dj7]America, it's been a [Em7]long [A7]long [Bm]tim[A]e,[G]
[G]Come home [Dj7]America, it's been a [Em7]long [A7]long [D]time.
( Instead of the above patterns, you could play this:
first G/D = xx0787
Dj7 = xx0675
sec. G/D = xx0433
D = xx0232 )
Dj7 = Dmaj7

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A A7 Bm D Em7 F# F#m7 G G/B G/D
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