David Wilcox has some words. Got an arragement?
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Musician David Wilcox posted this on his FB page. A friend who's on FB sent it to me. I'm played around with it yesterday and came up with some stuff I'll post later.
But how about you fellow musicians on the Zone? Got anything you care to contribute? If you copy and paste to a document file, it should leave a line between lyrics for your chords.
From David;
I might have just written a folk song! I hope lots of singers will carry this song out into the world because it may bring us together and give us courage. Here's the lyrics, and I invite anyone to write out and post the simple (standard tuning) guitar chords too. It would be simple to play in regular tuning on the fourth fret out of G. Here's the lyrics:
HELP LIBERTY STAND
Guitar open tuning: BGDGBD
Partial capo 4th fret (so the 6th string passes through the capo)
Miss Liberty got handcuffed
For dreaming the American dream
She used to welcome all the tempest-tossed
But her views were too extreme
She took a stand for the family of all men
She held a torch up beside the sea
She had hope in her deepest heart then,
that her people could all be free
CHORUS:
She's a victim of high crimes
The assault on this great land
She's been hit with hard times
Who will Help Liberty Stand ?
The Declaration of Independence
Gets quoted on the Fourth of July
The truth our founders found self-evident
These liars now deny
Miss Liberty's held in custody
There's a gap in our spacious sky
Cause she's face-down on the pavement
As these congressmen walk by
She's having trouble breathing
Can't you hear her cry?
She's a victim of high crimes
The assault on this great land
She's been hit with hard times
Who will Help Liberty Stand ?
BRIDGE:
When the men from ICE detained her
We could not see their face
They pulled her off her pedestal
And dragged her from that place
CHORUS:
She's a victim of high crimes
The assault on this great land
She's been hit with hard times
Who will Help Liberty Stand ?
You pledged allegiance to this flag of ours
and the republic for which it stands
Liberty has taken a fall right now
and she needs a helping hand.
CHORUS:
She's a victim of high crimes
The assault on this great land
She's been hit with hard times
Who will Help Liberty Stand ?
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Here's what I came up with. I
Here's what I came up with. I'm not a very good guitarist. I usually play simple three-chord stuff, as reflected here. I'm sure someone can do better. I changed a couple of lyrics. Some of the chords didn't match up right above the right syllable when posting it, but you'll get the jist.
"I'm just tryin' to have me some fun." - John Prine (Happy Birthday to 'da man!)
HELP LIBERTY STAND
Words by David Wilcox
Chords by The Slickrock Stranger
C G
Miss Liberty got handcuffed
F C
For dreaming the American dream
C G
She used to welcome all the tempest-tossed
F C
But her views were too extreme
F C
She took a stand for the family of man
F C
She held a torch up beside the sea
F C
She had hope in her deepest heart then
G
that her people could all be free
CHORUS:
F C
She's a victim of high crimes
F C
The assault on this great land
F C
She's been hit with hard times
G C
Will you…………………. Help Liberty Stand ?
C G
The Declaration of Independence
F C
Gets quoted on the Fourth of July
C G
The truth our founders found self-evident
F C
These liars now deny
F C
Miss Liberty's held in custody
F C
There's a gap in our spacious sky
F C
Cause she's face-down on the pavement
G
As these congressmen walk by
Am Em G
She's having trouble breathing (Tacet)
C
Can't you hear her cry?
F C
She's a victim of high crimes
F C
The assault on this great land
F C
She's been hit with hard times
G C
Will you…………………. Help Liberty Stand ?
BRIDGE:
Am Em
When the men from ICE detained her
Am Em
We could not see their face
Am Em
They pulled her off her pedestal
F G
And dragged her from that place
F C
She's a victim of high crimes
F C
The assault on this great land
F C
She's been hit with hard times
G C
Will you…………………. Help Liberty Stand ?
C G
You pledged allegiance to this flag of ours
F C
and the republic for which it stands
C G
Liberty has taken a fall right now
F G
and she needs a helping hand.
CHORUS:
F C
She's a victim of high crimes
F C
The assault on this great land
F C
She's been hit with hard times
G C
Will you…………………. Help Liberty Stand ?