Jackson Browne - I am a patriot

^GAnd the river ^C/Gopens for the righteous ^GAnd the river ^C/Gopens for the righteous ^GAnd the river ^C/Gopens for the righteous ^GAnd the river ^C/Gopens for the righteous ^GAnd the river ^C/Gopens for the righteous ^GSomeday ^C/G

I was ^Gwalk^C/Ging with my ^Gbrot^C/Gher And he ^Gwonde^C/Gred what's on my ^Dmi^Cnd I said what I be^Glieve in my ^C/Gsoul Ain't what I ^Gsee with my ^C/Geyes And we ^Emcan't turn our ^Cbacks this ^Dti^Cme

I am a ^Gpatriot ^C/G And I love my ^Gcounty ^C/G Because my ^Gcountr^C/Gy is all I ^Dkno^Cw I want to be with my ^Gfami^C/Gly The people who unders^Gtand m^C/Ge I've got ^Emnowhere ^Celse to ^Dgo^C

^GAnd the river ^C/Gopens for the righteous ^GAnd the river ^C/Gopens for the righteous ^GAnd the river ^C/Gopens for the righteous ^GSomeday ^C/G

And I was ^Gtalki^C/Gng with my ^Gsiste^C/Gr She looked so ^Gfine I said, ^C"Baby, what's on your ^Dmind?" She said, ^C"I want to run like the ^Glio^C/Gn" Released from the ^Gcage^C/Gs Released from the ^Emrages ^CBurning in my heart ^Dtoni^Cght

And I ain't no ^Emcommunist ^C And I ain't no ^Emcapitalist^C And I ain't no ^Emsocialist ^C And I ain't no ^Emimperialis^Ct And I ain't no ^Emdemocrat ^C Sure ain't no ^Emrepublican^C I only know one ^Emparty ^C And it is ^Emfreedom ^C

I ^Gam, I ^Cam, I ^Dam I am a ^Gpatri^C/Got And I love my ^Gcountr^C/Gy Because my ^Gcoun^C/Gty is all I ^Dknow ^C I want to be with my ^Gfami^C/Gly The people who unders^Gtand m^C/Ge I've got ^Emnowhere ^Celse to ^Dgo^C

^GAnd the river ^C/Gopens for the righteous ^GAnd the river ^C/Gopens for the righteous ^GAnd the river ^C/Gopens for the righteous ^C/GSomeda^Gy