The Great American Song

It's what every songsmith wishes to write. Or is it? An old quasi-political crooning.

1.
F             Em
I have always wanted
   Dm            Cmaj7
To write you all THE SONG.
    F       Em
The song to stir your soul
Dm              Em
Right our every wrong
    Dmin7               Cmaj7
The song you'd never forget
    Dmin7                   Cmaj7
The song you'd wish you had written
  F                    Bb             C
I wish this were   The Great American Song

2.
Am                    G
You'd hear strains of Guthrie
   F           G
Of Adderly and Keyes
   Fmaj7           Em7
Of Scott and Janis Joplin
        Dm7          Em7
Quite a few from overseas
    Fmaj7                Em7
The song to stir up your heart
   Fmaj7        Em7
By muses I'd be smitten
  F                    Bb             C
I wish this were   The Great American Song
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3.
C
It would sell more copies than
D
"I Want to Hold Your Hand."
E
Retire with cash and fame
Am
Power at my command!
F
The song to put into neon!
Em
The song to become a religion!
Dm                      Bb             C
I wish this were   That Great American Song


4.
         Ab
When the song and I are famous
  A
I run for King of Earth
      Bb
At my glorious coronation
  C#3               C
I realize what it's worth
    Am
The song to conquer people
     G
("Of course, that would be wrong.")
   F
   I'm just as glad this isn't
       G              F     Ab Bb C
   The Great American Song

["Oh Beautiful, for spacious skies..."]

Performed in The Great American Song, 2012 March 27.
Performed in Mindful Webworkshop #11, 2016 Oct 21.